President Bush praised Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi as "a strong partner in peace" Monday but the two leaders avoided any public discussion of Italy's plan to pull its troops out of Iraq.

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. When the administration of Geroge W. Bush needed an ally to help sell its ...

At Monday’s official dinner at the White House, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi demonstrated another way that Europeans really are different from Americans. Where many of us take delight in ...

WASHINGTON — President Bush praised Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi as “a strong partner in peace” Monday but the two leaders avoided any public discussion of Italy’s plan to pull its troops out of ...

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s visit with President Bush on Wednesday at the White House is being closely watched at home, where a growing number of people feel that their soldiers’ ...