Archive - Feb 22, 2007

Headlines (5:00)
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT STILL IN CRISIS
The political future of Italy is still up in the air a day after the
resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi. Prodi stepped down
yesterday after failing to secure the Italian Senate's approval for
key foreign policy issues like support for the war in Afghanistan and
the expansion of a US military base in the northern city of Vicenza.
Italian president Giorgio Napolitano spent a large part of today in
emergency meetings with the country's political leaders. The Italian
president is reportedly weighing the options of the formation of a new
government, the constitution of a new ruling coalition, or calling for
early elections.