41.   Five years into a major offensive against organized crime, the Italian government seems to be on a winning streak.

42.   Finally, the Italian government has fallen more times than Charlie Chaplin, Gerry Cooney and Tonya Harding combined.

43.   For years, Agca, his mother and his lawyer had lobbied the Vatican and the Italian government for clemency.

44.   Founded after World War II by sympathizers of Mussolini, its inclusion in the Italian government for the first time since the war has stirred wide concern in Europe.

45.   He also said that the Italian government has expressed an interest in purchasing four of the cargo planes.

46.   He has offended the Italian government, which often censored his works, and directed barbs at middle-class moralists, capitalists and the Vatican.

47.   He surrendered in early February after international pressure was put on the Italian government and the Vatican.

48.   His finance minister, Theo Waigel, recently upset the currency markets and the Italian government by saying that Italy would not meet the criteria for currency union.

49.   If investors are convinced, they would demand lower yields to hold Italian bonds, reducing borrowing costs for the Italian government as well as companies.

50.   Ilva was sold by the Italian government in March to Riva Finanziaria SpA, an Italian holding company.