Italian President Weighs Prodi's Support
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Center-left leaders rallied behind Romano Prodi on Friday, boosting his chances of returning to office just days after he resigned as premier.Comment
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ITALY'S president held crisis talks overnight to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned after only nine months in power after losing a Senate vote, has enough support to be reappointed as prime minister or must be ...Comment
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Romano Prodi looked set Friday to be renamed as Italy's prime minister after securing the backing of his fractious ruling coalition with the threat of a new election.
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Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as prime minister and face a confidence vote to test his majority in parliament.
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Italy's president holds crisis talks with  political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who has  resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can  still head a government.
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Italy's president gave Romano Prodi another shot Saturday, asking him to remain as premier and face a confidence vote in parliament, while Prodi supporters courted outside senators in a frantic effort to end ...Comment
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Romano Prodi's political future hung in the balance Saturday as Italy waited to learn whether President Giorgio Napolitano will invite him to stay on as prime minister.
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Italy's president will decide on Saturday who should now lead Italy's government after the shock resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as prime minister but return to parliament to face a vote of confidence.
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On a visit to Libya this week Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi discussed the proposal with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi had to  decide on Thursday whether to resign or risk a confidence vote  he would be expected to lose, obliging his centre-left  government to step down anyway.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi held talks Sunday with President Hamid Karzai and the commander of a NATO force involved in an international effort against Afghanistan's growing and deadly insurgency.
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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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Silvio Berlusconi says his coalition will support Romano Prodi's government in a coming vote on Afghanistan.
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Italy's president will decide on Saturday who should now lead the government, leaving acting Prime Minister Romano Prodi in suspense over whether he will be asked to return to power or sent into political retirement.
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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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Italy's Romano Prodi is scrambling for support ahead of a vote of confidence this week which he must win to stay on as prime minister.