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		<title>Salvatore Esposito</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salvatore Esposito is an Italian photographer. He won this year IPG/Terry O&#8217;Neill award with his &#8220;powerful, atmospheric and courageous&#8221; portrait of the drugs culture in Naples.
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		<title>Circeo Massacre, 29.09.1975 : THIS MAN IS FREE ! ! !</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gianni Guido is free. Is this justice? 



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		<title>Freedom of speech undermined in Italy</title>
		<link>http://laurina.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/freedom-of-speech-undermined-in-italy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Italian bloggers went on strike in July to protest against government measures that they claim could kill [...] the rights of bloggers to express their opinions.
If the Alfano decree becomes law, it would put websites on a par with newspapers, giving a right to reply to anyone who believes their reputation has been damaged by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laurina.wordpress.com&blog=624118&post=1448&subd=laurina&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another Year of Music : Gods of Metal 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning my highlights for 2009 &#8211;&#62; Motley Crue , Tesla , Backyard Babies , Lita Ford &#60;&#8211; all in ONE day !!

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		<title>Brazil v Italy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More pics @ my Flickr account
Posted in Gallery       <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laurina.wordpress.com&blog=624118&post=1053&subd=laurina&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tricolore : What do the colours on our flag mean ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to a friend about Brazil and I was amazed when, in a matter of no time, he could explain the meaning of each color on the Brazilian flag. SO&#8230; I have tried to do the same for the Italian flag; but I soon realized that I wasn&#8217;t prepared to answer the question.
I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laurina.wordpress.com&blog=624118&post=975&subd=laurina&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Best day of my Life No 2</title>
		<link>http://laurina.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/best-day-of-my-life-no-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura</dc:creator>
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I chatted to &#8230; J O H N    C O R A B I  
This has to be one of the best days of my life !
After a magnificent sing-along with Stephen Pearcy during the gig ( R A T T ) , I managed to rescue John&#8217;s pick and not only&#8230;
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		<title>Defeat! Defeat! Defeat!</title>
		<link>http://laurina.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/defeat-defeat-defeat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Veltroni has admitted his defeat against the, yet again, Prime Minister Berlusconi&#8230; but some unusual news are coming in relation to the treatment of some voters during the latest elections and some missing ballot papers. If you can grasp a bit of Italian, I&#8217;d suggest reading the following article @ Il Corriere: Stranezze e drammi nei [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laurina.wordpress.com&blog=624118&post=889&subd=laurina&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Italian Elections: Abstension? Oh My G**!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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WHY? WHY? WHY? 

Why are we a population of manikins? I have just gone googl(e)-ing my way to find out how the election went in MY OWN ****** COUNTRY and this is the first result I have read in google: Turnout low in Italian elections. I am so seriously upset. Is this real? We have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laurina.wordpress.com&blog=624118&post=888&subd=laurina&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The (sad) Status of my State</title>
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Italy is a country in deep trouble. The Naples rubbish emergency (see article) is symbolic of a broader crisis in a country that, to use a word now much in vogue, is “blocked”: its economy is underperforming; its politics are stagnant; and all attempts at reform are apparently doomed to failure. Italy has also, however, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laurina.wordpress.com&blog=624118&post=878&subd=laurina&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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