Italian politicians set aside squabbles to work for release of two ...
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Squabbling Italian politicians pledged Wednesday to put aside their differences over the Iraq war and work together to free two female aid workers
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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his arch-political foe Romano Prodi crossed swords on Saturday, taking stabs at each other from rival rallies that offered Italians their visions of the future.
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France's government and opposition showed  rare unity in appealing for the release of two Frenchmen held  in Iraq as an Italian envoy flew to the Middle East on Thursday  to urge freedom for two female Italian aid workers.
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Italy's president is to hold talks with political leaders after PM Romano Prodi's resignation.
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Italy's president consulted with minor  parties on Saturday in an effort to resolve a political crisis,  with politicians divided between favoring snap elections or an  interim government to enact reforms.
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because Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had not bowed to demands to withdraw Italian troops from Iraq. were &quot;unreliable&quot; and was treating them with &quot;total suspicion&quot;.
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SOCCER matches in Italy will resume this weekend after the government approved a tough set of measures to fight hooliganism, despite resistance by clubs.Comment
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is to hold talks with political leaders after PM Romano Prodi's resignation.
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The purported execution of the two women, both aid workers abducted more than two weeks ago in Baghdad along with two Iraqi colleagues, caused consternation in Italy, with Italian TV and radio running special bulletins through the night.
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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his  arch-political foe Romano Prodi crossed swords on Saturday,  taking stabs at each other from rival rallies that offered  Italians their visions of the future.
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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government on Sunday again denied it had paid a ransom for the release of two Italian women aid workers taken hostage in Iraq.
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Palestinian officials were working with  Israeli counterparts on Saturday to resolve a dispute over the  release of Palestinian prisoners that threatens to cloud a  summit seen as crucial to ending over four years of violence.
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Romano Prodi, Italy's prime minister, on Monday sought to calm growing unrest in trade unions and on the left wing of his ruling coalition over plans for budget cuts and pension reform.
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Italy sought on Thursday to play down the credibility of two claims for the murder of two Italian aid workers, both young women, taken hostage in Iraq, but failed to ease gnawing anguish over their fate.
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Iraq&#39;s interim president held talks with the Italian prime minister in Rome Friday, as Italy is working on several fronts to try to secure the release of two Italian aid workers taken hostage in Baghdad.
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A relieved Italy broke into celebrations Tuesday as Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced the safe release of two Italian women aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago.
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The Italian government and opposition parties closed ranks Wednesday in hopes of securing the release of two humanitarian aid workers and two of their Iraqi colleagues kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday.