The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
THREE ITALIAN government ministers have called for an investigation into Ryanair following the company’s use on its Italian website of a now infamous picture of Northern League leader and reforms minister Umberto Bossi “giving the finger”.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Rome - Italian Reform Minister Umberto Bossi's giving the finger to Italy's national anthem led to an outcry earlier this week, but on Friday it was his supporters who were outraged by Ryanair's running of an advertisement showing the minister making...
Beppe Grillo's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Click the image A member of the Lega (Lega Nord Party) asked me to publish his letter. "Dear Beppe Grillo, I am sending you this open letter to Umberto Bossi because I know that if you post it on your Blog, then he will certainly read it. Thanking you in advance." Dante. Umberto , I feel that I can take the liberty to speak to you on first name terms because I have followed you ever since 1987,...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
The head of the Northern League, a key player in returning Silvio Berlusconi to power in Italy, is pushing an anti-immigrant drive, a published report said.Umberto Bossi is in Berlusconi's cabinet. His party has four seats under the new prime minister, including the ministry of the interior, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.All Gypsies must go, Davide Boni, a Northern League member and regional...
OTB News (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
Just how the Northern League has evolved could have a crucial bearing on whether Italy can move towards a more ‘normal’ system of stable government Share This
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
Just how the Northern League has evolved could have a crucial bearing on whether Italy can move towards a more 'normal' system of stable government
www.texaslos.org (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
In the recent Italian elections, the Northern League (Lega Nord) and its leader, Umberto Bossi, has won several more seats in the Italian government. With this win, they are focusing on de-centralization. The want to stop immigration and put more of the peoples money back into the hands of the Italian States rather than it [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
The perma-tanned Silvio may be stealing the headlines but Italy's election has been a triumph for former bricklayer and guitar teacher Umberto Bossi and his tempestuous Northern League.
