Anchor deals Berlusconi nasty blow

[DustMolecule]

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the man who controls over 90% of Italian television, has received one of the most humiliating defeats of his political career at the hands of a disgruntled TV anchorwoman.

Lilli Gruber, Italy's most famous newsreader who ran for the Olive Tree opposition coalition, won more than 236,000 votes in the capital, Rome - roughly twice as many as the premier.

Ms Gruber, also known as "Lilli the Red" after her flame-red mane, heads a new breed of fierce opponents of the premier who have defected - or have been banished from - that very broadcasting world which is largely controlled by the media-magnate-turned-premier.

A hugely popular and well-respected journalist who reported from Baghdad during the war, she has infused fresh blood into the Olive Tree opposition coalition.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3810439.stm



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Wow, imagine that! A journalist who is popular, well-respected, smart, sexy, and has 'courage of conviction'.

[Aidoneus]

1. damn.. I was hoping that was meant literally..

Good for her, anyway!

[Fenris]

2. A journalist mounting an effective opposition!

And all we have is Wolf Blitzer.:(

[madrchsod]

3. i`d vote for her

she`s really good looking!!!! according to the article berly man may have some real problems in the next few years...