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August 31, 2012

'Super' Mario's Fading Halo

Barbie Latza Nadeau, The Daily Beast

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The Italian premier was dubbed ‘super’ Mario when he took over last November, but his efforts to fix his country’s economic mess have stalled, and Italians are turning against him - with some evening looking to Silvio Berlusconi once again.

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TAGGED: Eurozone, Europe, Mario Monti, Italy

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