President Bush meets with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Washington
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) shakes hands with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on December 11, 2007. (UPI Photo/Yuri Gripas)
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UPI Almanac for Thursday, May 16, 2013.
U.S. President Barack Obama sent his congratulations to Enrico Letta, who was sworn in Sunday as prime minister of Italy.
Italian leaders said they've finally formed a government after a deal between the two leading parties coming out of elections held two months ago.
People of Freedom Party leader Silvio Berlusconi said he wouldn't be a minister in the government being formed by Democratic Party leader Enrico Letta.
Members of Italy's center-left Democratic Party reached out to other parties Thursday to try to end the political deadlock caused by inconclusive elections.
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano Wednesday gave a mandate to form a new government to Enrico Letta, deputy secretary of the center-left Democratic Party.
Italy's president said inexcusable political gridlock led to his re-election, then scheduled a Tuesday meeting with party leaders to choose a prime minister.
More than half of Italy supports the re-election of President Giorgio Napolitano, a survey released Monday indicates.
Giorgio Napolitano has become the first Italian president ever to be re-elected after members of his Democratic Party failed to agree on a successor.
The operator of Italy's new high speed Frecciarossa 1000 says the train can travel at 223 mph, making it the fastest in the world.
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