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andate. Well, it's not looking good. Mr. Monti's party appears likely to come in fourth; not only is he running well behind the essentially comical Silvio Berlusconi, he's running behind an actual comedian, Beppe Grillo, whose lack of a coherent platform hasn't stopped him from becoming a powerful political forc

n will be, above all, a test of the maturity and realism of Italian voters." The mature, realistic action, presumably, would have been to return Mr. Monti — who was essentially imposed on Italy by its creditors — to office, this time with an actual democratic mandate. Well, it's not looking good. Mr.

Lhc,Nctu Bork Cr;imcs y 2•1 2012 Austerity, Italian Style By PAUL KRUGMAN Two months ago, when Mario Monti stepped down as Italy's prime minister, The Economist opined that "The coming election campaign will be, above all, a test of the maturity and reali

ity, Italian Style — things aren't looking good as Mr. Monti's party appears likely to come in fourth; running well behind the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who has been convicted of fraud, and also behind comedian, Beppe Grillo, "whose lack of coherent platform hash t stopped him from becoming a powerf

n will be, above all, a test of the maturity and realism of Italian voters." The mature, realistic action, presumably, would have been to return Mr. Monti — who was essentially imposed on Italy by its creditors — to office, this time with an actual democratic mandate. As Paul ICrugman wrote this week i

so broke right now. And the Republicans' refusal to acknowledge this is pretty much the whole problem. THIS WEEK'S READINGS Two months ago, when Mario Monti stepped down as Italy's prime minister, The Economist opined that "The coming election campaign will be, above all, a test of the maturity and reali

in The Daily Beast - The Unbreakable Silvio Berlusconi - Barbie Latza Nadeau writes how 76 year old former four-time Prime Minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, is trying to pander his way back into office, even though he was convicted of fraud and tax evasion by an Italian court on October 26, 2012 — and

power by appeasing to voter sensibility with the promise of abolishing the much-loathed property tax for primary homes that current Prime Minister Mario Monti reinstated when he came to office in 2011, is an mystery wrapped in an enigma within a farce and evidence that Italy is on the road of becoming a th