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		<title>Switzerland fears invasion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorenza Tribbioli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The Swiss government has decided to extend immigration restrictions for another 12 months, and to include workers from all the 27 nations of the European Union, including Italy. Under the terms of a 1999 accord, Switzerland has the right to &#8230; <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/switzerland-fears-invasion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>L'articolo <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/switzerland-fears-invasion/">Switzerland fears invasion</a> sembra essere il primo su <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home">Italian Allegro</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gunman shoots at Palazzo Chigi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorenza Tribbioli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Around 11:40, outside the premier&#8217;s office, a 49-year-old man shot two policemen, just as the nation&#8217;s new government was being sworn in at a different location. The man, Luigi Preiti, dressed in a suit and tie, was arrested at the &#8230; <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/gunman-shoots-at-palazzo-chigi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>L'articolo <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/gunman-shoots-at-palazzo-chigi/">Gunman shoots at Palazzo Chigi</a> sembra essere il primo su <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home">Italian Allegro</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Households tighten belts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorenza Tribbioli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The economic crisis is burdening Italian families, affecting the quality and the quantity of the products they can purchase. President of Istat Enrico Givannini said 6 families out of 10 are buying food from discount stores, and many of them &#8230; <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/households-tighten-belts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>L'articolo <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/households-tighten-belts/">Households tighten belts</a> sembra essere il primo su <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home">Italian Allegro</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Social Security&#8217;s coming crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorenza Tribbioli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>While the political puppet show is offering some obscene performances, the economical and finical side of the system is giving signs of serious collapse. According to Social Security chairman Mastrapasqua, darkness is around the corner. In the absence of radical &#8230; <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/social-securitys-coming-crash/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>L'articolo <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/social-securitys-coming-crash/">Social Security&#8217;s coming crash</a> sembra essere il primo su <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home">Italian Allegro</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Record abstention in regional elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>italianallegro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>New Friuli-Venezia Giulia Governor Serracchiani, 42, defeated centre-right incumbent Renzo Tondo by the narrowest of margins, winning 39.39% of the vote compared to Tondo&#8217;s 39%.The candidate of the 5-Star Movement, Saverio Galluzzo, won only 19.21%, 8.5% down in the vote &#8230; <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/record-abstention-in-regional-elections/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>L'articolo <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/record-abstention-in-regional-elections/">Record abstention in regional elections</a> sembra essere il primo su <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home">Italian Allegro</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Italian politician having dinner in a restaurant gets insulted by protesters: &#8220;A&#8217; Franceschì, li mortacci tua!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>italianallegro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Saturday&#8217;s re-election of President Giorgio Napolitano provoked gratitude from the mainstream Italian parties and protests from followers of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S). There was tension outside Italy&#8217;s Lower House of parliament, where a big crowd gathered after M5S leader &#8230; <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/dario-franceschini-insulted-by-protesters-a-franceschi-le-mortacci-tua/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>L'articolo <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/dario-franceschini-insulted-by-protesters-a-franceschi-le-mortacci-tua/">Italian politician having dinner in a restaurant gets insulted by protesters: &#8220;A&#8217; Franceschì, li mortacci tua!&#8221;</a> sembra essere il primo su <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home">Italian Allegro</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Another entrepreneur commits suicide: he didn&#8217;t want to fire 100 employees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>italianallegro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>He was facing a difficult situation: he had to fire 100 of his employees. He couldn&#8217;t face it, and chose to take his own life. This is the story of the ninth Italian entrepreneur who couldn&#8217;t face economic hardships anymore. &#8230; <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/another-entrepreneur-commits-suicide-he-didnt-want-to-fire-100-employees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>L'articolo <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/another-entrepreneur-commits-suicide-he-didnt-want-to-fire-100-employees/">Another entrepreneur commits suicide: he didn&#8217;t want to fire 100 employees</a> sembra essere il primo su <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home">Italian Allegro</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Italian Government owes 10 Billion euros for medical and pharmaceutical purchases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorenza Tribbioli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Italian government owes about 10 million euros for drug supplies and high tech medical devices alone, according to pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies statements. The health system as a whole accounts for about 50% of the total debt of the public &#8230; <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/opinion/government-owes-10-billion-euros-of-debt-for-medical-and-pharmaceutical-expenses/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>L'articolo <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/opinion/government-owes-10-billion-euros-of-debt-for-medical-and-pharmaceutical-expenses/">Italian Government owes 10 Billion euros for medical and pharmaceutical purchases</a> sembra essere il primo su <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home">Italian Allegro</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Italian Banks not paying back LTRO loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>italianallegro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The graph below, realized by analysts of Barclays, shows that italian banks did not pay back the three-years loans provided by ECB through the Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO). This means italian banks are now the most indebted with ECB.</p><p>L'articolo <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/opinion/banks-ltro/">Italian Banks not paying back LTRO loans</a> sembra essere il primo su <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home">Italian Allegro</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;No government? We refuse to pay taxes&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorenza Tribbioli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Gian Luca Brambilla, chief executive officer at eAgisco, suggests a fiscal strike. The proposition is likely to hit the headlines: &#8220;If a government is not in place by 16th May, we&#8217;ll stop paying taxes&#8221;. Here&#8217;s the text of the public statement: &#8230; <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/no-government-we-refuse-to-pay-taxes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>L'articolo <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home/news/no-government-we-refuse-to-pay-taxes/">&#8220;No government? We refuse to pay taxes&#8221;</a> sembra essere il primo su <a href="http://www.italianallegro.com/home">Italian Allegro</a>.</p>]]></description>
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