by DHales | Oct 29, 2012 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La corsa presidenziale The Presidential Race "Questa corsa è testa a testa” (This race is head to head—or, as Americans are more likely to say, neck-to-neck), La Repubblica reports. “Tutto si decide nelle prossime settimane.” (Everything will be decided in the...
by DHales | Oct 10, 2012 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Le donne del Presidente The President’s Women The enthusiastic support (il forte sostegno) of American women for President Barack Obama fascinates the Italian press. The president certainly isn’t the first politician who warms women’s hearts (il primo politico...
by DHales | Sep 10, 2012 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Web/Tech, Weblogs
The Democratic President Il Presidente democratico Since the times of Franklin Roosevelt, solo un presidente democratico (only one Democratic president) — Bill Clinton — has managed a farsi rieleggere (to get himself re-elected). President Barack Obama non...
by DHales | Sep 7, 2012 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La Sfida Repubblicana The Republican Challenge “Il vangelo di Mitt Romney” an Italian headline proclaimed, “The gospel” of the Republican presidential candidate. Poco conosciuto (little known) in Italy, il primo candidato mormone nella storia d'America (the first...
