Walter Veltroni

...changed decisively in the early 1950s when he was lured back to Italy by Vittorio Veltroni (father of Berlusconi's political rival, Walter Veltroni), who was the head of RAI, the national radio broadcaster, which was preparing to launch a...

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...26.1 percent this time. The party has been struggling to find a strong leader since former Rome mayor Walter Veltroni was drubbed by Berlusconi last year in the parliamentary vote that swept him back into power. During the campaign, the...

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Center-left leader Walter Veltroni, the former Rome mayor whom Berlusconi beat soundly in elections last spring, rallied the crowd, which filled the vast, grassy expanse of Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman entertainment space. "Italy...

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Filippo Monteforte/Agence France-Presse Getty Images Walter Veltroni s inability to build a strong and united center-left opposition in Italy leaves the prime minister stronger. "I wasn't able to create the party I dreamed of creating,"...

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...Sgrena's condition as good and stable. Berlusconi, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, the country's ceremonial president, and Walter Veltroni, mayor of Rome, attended a low-key welcoming ceremony for her. Pier Scolari, Sgrena's live-in companion,...

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...for immigrant children. Center-left leader Walter Veltroni, the former Rome mayor whom Berlusconi beat soundly in elections last spring, rallied the crowd, which filled the vast, grassy expanse of Circus Maximus "Italy is better...

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...campaign in all 110 Italian provinces, exuding optimism and promising change. Monday night he conceded defeat and wished Berlusconi well. Nearly complete results showed the People of Freedom, or PDL, a confluence of Berlusconi's...

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...counter bid. The center-left candidate, Walter Veltroni, whose allies gave the go ahead to the Air France-KLM bid, has kept a lower profile on the issue and has accused Berlusconi of interfering with the delicate negotiations. Latest News

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...thing in Italian politics." Veltroni accused Berlusconi, who ran Italy for seven months in 1994 and from 2001-6, of poisoning democracy by undermining the traditionally untouchable head of state this week. Berlusconi was criticized for...

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