http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9732886/Italy-facing-early-election-as-Mario-Monti-announces-plans-to-resign.html
"Meanwhile Mr Berlusconi, the 76-year-old billionaire media magnate, met Mr Alfano and other party leaders at his luxury villa at Arcore outside Milan and was also expected to begin talks with his former coalition partner, the Northern League."
"There have also been suggestions that Mr Berlusconi was re-entering politics to steer attention away from his legal battles.
He is an appealing a recent tax fraud conviction and still fighting charges that he paid for sex with an under age prostitute in the so-called Ruby trial in Milan. He has denied the charges.
Once parliament is dissolved an election must be called between 45 days and 70 days and now means elections are more likely to take place in February. Mr Berlusconi's main opponent is expected to be Pier Luigi Bersani, endorsed as head of the centre-left Democratic party in nationwide primaries."
From Suzannah -- Pier Luigi Besani -- I hope you win.
Right now I can't even begin to suggest who to vote for for mayor of NYC but I can tell you do not vote for Christine Quinn. We do not have a Trauma Level 1 Hospital in the West Village with a Rape Crisis Center and if you need more proof she is no feminist she invited Vito Lopez who runs Brooklyn like a mob boss and sexual rewards women who jump through his sex predator hoops, Quinn had Paterson at her wedding and Patereson guilty of witness tampering for Dave Johnson who much later pleading guilty to spousal abuse but at the time THE ONLY HONEST PEOPLE WITH INTEGRITY IN ALBANY RESIGNED.
Paterson kept his 6 foot 9 abuser pal on Albany tax payer pay roll as long as possible the big brutish coward ran when his girl friend called 911. Cuomo and Judge Judge kaye also at Quinn's political wedding fixed it helping to make sure Paterson did not go to jail including for PERJURY!!!!!!! Cuomo put Paterson on the MTA board and besides not taking the subway like the majority of spoiled rotten NY politicians including Quinn Cuomo got some pay back by going on Paterson's WOR radio show to do a political hit on Batra because Batra was exposing JCOPE.
I love Italian food and the countryside so much. I love NYC so much but both Italy and NY would be better without Berlusconi and Quinn and believe me for New York State and City that is my short list.
