[…] Well, thank you very much, Tom. And I appreciate the introduction and the kind words. For those of you who don't know Tom Ridge -- although I know he's been a regular here for a number of years -- we're very proud of the fact that he served as a veteran in the United States Army. He and I served together in Congress for many years. Of course, he was governor of our -- one of our largest states, and as Tom mentioned, the first Secretary of Homeland Security.

[…] Le statue, risalenti all’epoca romana con integrazioni di restauro secentesche ed ottocentesche, sono state restaurate grazie all’intervento dello speciale ufficio dell’Ambasciata che si occupa della conservazione dei beni artistici presenti a Palazzo Margherita.

[…] FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI: Thank you very much, Condi. It’s indeed a great pleasure to be here. I confirmed once again the Italian Government’s commitment to work together with United States, that we consider our first international partner and ally. It’s also very important to reaffirm once again the Italian commitment towards cooperating within EU.

[…] Grazie all’originalità dei suoni e alla delicata fusione di generi musicali, le sue canzoni hanno scalato le classifiche americane, permettendo a Salama di affermarsi tra i migliori musicisti country degli Stati Uniti. Di origine egiziana, cresciuto in Oklahoma e residente in Texas, Salama è stato influenzato sin da piccolo dallo stile western, che ha saputo poi fondere con le melodie della tradizione araba.