Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Mara Carfagna, the Italian Minister for Equal Opportunities and a former “calendar girl” and television showgirl, came under fire from prostitutes’ representatives for condemning women who “sell their bodies for money”.
Restaurant Widow (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Okay! I think I have this giveaway thing figured out now. Today's giveaway includes a few of my favorite things from Carfagna's, which is a fabulous Italian grocery store on the NE side. I love... Click through to read the rest!
Pickled Politics (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
... target for her biting impressions — before moving on to some unrepeatable jokes about Mara Carfagna, the Equal Opportunities Minister and one-time topless model. But then she got religion, and after warning everyone that within 20 years Italian teachers would be vetted and chosen by the Vatican, she got to the punchline: "But then, within 20 years the Pope will be where he ought to be —...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
... men's magazine.Palin was No. 2, and Whitmer landed at No. 8.Who's No. 1? None other than Mara Carfagna, Italy's minister for equal opportunity.Obama and womenSpeaking of women and the impact they're having on the Nov. 4 election, the latest poll by "Every Woman Counts," an effort by Lifetime TV to gauge the pulse of female voters, shows that the gender gap that has benefited Barack Obama...
Of course, I could be wrong... (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
From THE TIMES : Addressing a Rome rally in July, Sabrina Guzzanti warmed up with a few gags about Silvio Berlusconi — her favourite target for her biting impressions — before moving on to some unrepeatable jokes about Mara Carfagna, the Equal Opportunities Minister and one-time topless model. But then she got religion, and after warning everyone that within 20 years Italian teachers would be...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
A bill that would crack down on street prostitution in Italy was introduced Thursday by Equal Opportunities Minister Mara Carfagna.The measure would also increase penalties for pimps who exploit minors and customers who patronize them, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.In the past, prostitutes could not be prosecuted, although pimping was illegal and cities have used various municipal ordinances...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
... legal brothels. "It is a hard blow against the (sex) market," Equal Opportunities Minister Mara Carfagna said, outlining the bill at a news conference in Rome. Through the bill, prostitution will remain legal, but it will be outlawed in public places. Under the bill's provisions, pimps of underage prostitutes can be jailed for as long as 12 years and forced to pay fines of up to 150,000...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
... as little as £25. But now legislation put before the cabinet by Equal Opportunity Minister Mara Carfagna, a former showgirl and topless model, will punish sex workers' clients as well as the prostitutes themselves and their pimps. The new laws would "crack down hard" on prostitution as it encourages trafficking in women and sexual slavery, Ms Carfagna said. The legislation, which...
Ansa (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
... and in institutions, prostitution makes me shudder,'' said Equal Opportunities Minister Mara Carfagna, who drew up the bill.''It horrifies me, I don't understand people who sell their own bodies. But I realise that the phenomenon exists and that unfortunately - like drugs - it can't be overcome, but it can be fought,'' Carfagna said.But Catholic charity Caritas slammed the bill as...
Restaurant Widow (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... a free month as a "thank you!" I have a new "Contact Me" section on the website. The winner of the Carfagna's package is Julie, who was the first person to select #33. Congrats, Julie!! Next giveaway coming soon. Alana's has installed a new bar, so there's no excuse for those of you who think it's too expensive. They have a bar. Go get a $6 glass of wine and an $8 appetizer. Do it soon,...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
... are trying to hit hard on the prostitution market by punishing street prostitution," said Mara Carfagna, the equal opportunities minister.
If the bill becomes law, prostitutes and clients will face up to 15 days in jail and fines of up to euro3,000 (US$4,228) - with tougher penalties if the prostitutes are underage.
Prostitutes acting under coercion by pimps will not face punishment...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
... are trying to hit hard on the prostitution market by punishing street prostitution," said Mara Carfagna, the equal opportunities minister.If the bill becomes law, prostitutes and clients will face up to 15 days in jail and fines of up to euro3,000 (US$4,228) - with tougher penalties if the prostitutes are underage.Prostitutes acting under coercion by pimps will not face punishment under...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
Rossi's biggest out-of-state donor is Bob Perry, a Texas developer who was the biggest financier of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth group that attacked John Kerry during the 2004 presidential campaign; second is Peter Carfagna from Ohio, majority owner of the Everett AquaSox baseball team that Rossi has invested in. Perry and his wife gave $6,400, while Carfagna and his wife gave $5,600....
