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1, 1948. The head of state is the president, who is elected to a seven-year term by secret ballot at a joint session of both chambers of Parliament. Three delegates from each region, elected by the regional councils, also take part in presidential elections. (The Valle d’Aosta region ...
At the same time, he effectively freed Rome from allegiance to the Byzantine conquerors. The Lombards warded off Byzantine efforts at reconquest and in 751 took Ravenna; their advance on Rome resulted in the appeal of Pope Stephen II to Pepin the Short, ruler of the Franks, who expelled ...
As for the original question (apologies Cindy! ), I don't think it can be disentangled from religion. I don't know enough about American demographics to be sure of this, but my impression is that the U.S. has a substantial jewish population. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Another o...
I was thinking of the endearing nerds who threw pure pop genius in the face of the dominant grunge and alternative rock paradigms. This was almost certainly the whiskey talking, but there’s an element of truth to my dumb declaration. Twin Sister are a true pop band’s pop band. There ...