A message from Sicily
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The Mafia has sent a message to anti-Mafia politicians through the brutal murder of Judge Paolo Borsellino and his bodyguards. The judge, who labored to jail Mafia leaders was killed by a car bomb. The murder led to renewed cries for politicians to fight the Mafia hold on Sicily and other parts of Italy.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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The Sicilian Mafia: a state within the state
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The mafia exists much like a separate state within Italy, and its deeply rooted influence will make the government crusade a formidable task. The new anti-mafia laws passed by the Parliament are strong beginning for uprooting the mafia.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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Sicilian roulette
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The Sicilian mafia hopes to influence the Italian elections through violence and fear. The recent murder of Salvo Lima, a leader of the Christian Democratic party, has Sicilian politicians fearing for their lives.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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