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ANSA. A proposal from the right-wing Northern League for a referendum banning Islamic minarets in Italy was rejected on Tuesday by allies in the center-right government. (Read the article)
ANSA. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano made an impassioned appeal to politicians and magistrates on Friday, urging both groups to show restraint and end spiralling polemics over judicial reform. (Read the article)
ANSA. Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged governments around the world to ensure better protection and opportunities for migrant children. (Read the article)
THE NEW YORK TIMES. FOR a guy who claims he was “sort of whacked” in the pilot episode of “The Sopranos,” Marc Baron has had quite an afterlife. “I’ve done more than a thousand of these,” Mr. Baron said during a recent bus tour of the show’s New Jersey sites, in a rare moment when he wasn’t, as a thoroughly enjoyable guide, dispensing nuggets of insider information or passing out quirky prizes for correctly answering trivia questions. (Read the article)
THE NEWYORK TIMES. Italian prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to issue prison sentences for three Google executives and one former executive accused of defamation and failure to comply with privacy laws in a case that could alter the way Google operates in Italy and the rest of Europe. (Read the article)
ANSA. The so-called abortion bill at the center of a six-year tug of war between Italian pro-life and anti-abortion advocates hit another roadblock on Thursday when a Senate health commission delayed its approval and asked the health ministry for a second opinion. (Read the article)
ANSA. A remarkable collection of masterpieces by some of Europe's greatest artists has gone on show in this Italian coastal resort. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has loaned several key works from its European collection as part of a one-off initiative while reorganizing its layout. (Read the article)
ANSA. The 20th edition of Rome's glossy 'Michelin Guide for the Poor' was unveiled on Thursday, accompanied by warnings that poverty was on the rise. Produced by the activist Catholic organization the Sant'Egidio Community, the guide features 205 pages of advice and practical information for people living on the streets. (Read the article)
THE ADVOCATE. Thanksgiving dinner. "We're going to have turkey and mashed potatotes, but I have to make lasagna because everybody is going to be looking for it," said Angela Giordano of Stamford, a second-generation Italian-American. "Thanksgiving is like Sunday dinner, and on Sundays you have macaroni." (Read the article)
THE NEW YORK TIMES. No country can match Italy for the sheer variety of digestive preparations available, for good reason. The Italians view a smoothly running digestive system as crucial to one’s health and happiness, and therefore offer dozens of countermeasures for keeping distress in check. (Read the article)