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Italy's President Signs Bank Reform (AP via Yahoo! News)
Italy's president signed legislation on Wednesday to reform the Bank of Italy and allow the appointment of the bank's next governor after the resignation of Antonio Fazio amid a banking scandal.

Italian prosecutors target CIA role in terrorism case (Houston Chronicle)
MILAN, ITALY - Prosecutors investigating the CIA's alleged kidnapping of a radical Muslim preacher here want the FBI to question the CIA's former chief in Milan about whether he participated in the interrogation of Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr.

A Luxury House Open the Doors in the Heart of Rome, Italy Where Fashion Meets Arts, Luxury and Lifestyle (PR Web)
?Intown luxury house? is the name of a new concept of living in Rome, Italy

Religion Takes Center Stage in Italian Elections (NPR)
All Things Considered , December 28, 2005 · Campaigning for next April's general elections in Italy has already begun. The latest actor in the political area is a newly assertive Catholic church.

Kehl, Rome, Sorber top all-staters (The Times Leader - Sports)
The three local senior stars are named to the first team by the state coaches association.

Rome poised to nominate Fazio?s successor (Financial Times)
Italy?s centre-right government is poised on Thursday to nominate the Bank of Italy?s next governor after the resignation of Antonio Fazio on December 19 in a banking scandal that damaged the central bank?s reputation.

Miller takes tumble in Italy (Boston Herald)
Daron Rahlves led a World Cup downhill training session for the second day in a row, and American teammate Bode Miller was slightly injured in a fall yesterday in Bormio, Italy. Rahlves covered the 2.3-mile...

Italy seeks to question CIA agent on Egypt trip (Boston Globe)
ROME -- Italian prosecutors are seeking to question the former CIA station chief in Milan about a trip he took to Egypt days after the CIA allegedly kidnapped a Muslim cleric from Milan and flew him to Cairo, a court official said yesterday.

Italy Conducts Monitoring Ahead of Games (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fearing possible terrorism at the Turin Olympics, Italian authorities are conducting surveillance on "numerous" people through telephone wiretaps and other intelligence operations, an Italian security official said Tuesday.

Man in Rome illegally excavated 9,000 ancient objects (CBC)
Police in Rome say they've uncovered a massive trove of artifacts at the home of a 74-year-old man, who is accused of plundering the items from archeological sites in Italy.

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