Berlusconi's U.S. Blues

When George W. Bush arrived in Rome last week to commemorate the city's liberation from the Nazis 60 years ago, he gave Silvio Berlusconi a present: a red box filled with classic scores from the American songbook: George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Ol' Man River. For the Italian Prime Minister, it was a perfect gift — not only because he once sang these songs for tips on an Italian cruise ship, but because he has long been an avid...