Weekend update

Most polls at present see the centre right winning
elections by a handsome margin, even if all the centre-left
parties were to get back together.
The four most left-wing parties in the coalition, Sinistra Arcobaleno (Rainbow left) led by Romano Prodi will field their own candidate for premier, probably outgoing House Speaker Fausto Bertinotti.
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Italy's former MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi agreed to pay 20 million euros,
instead of the 112 he has been asked for by the Italian finance.
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Pisa's Galileo Galilei totalled 3,7M (+23.6% up on last year) passengers in 2007.
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