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The United Nations' highest court ruled on Friday that Italy's courts were wrong to allow victims of Nazi war crimes to claim compensation against Germany because it has legal immunity from being sued.

Italian Premier Mario Monti said Saturday that the eurozone must avoid stoking deeper resentment among its members as it tackles the debt crisis, while philanthropist George Soros said German-backed austerity measures risk pushing Europe into "a lost decade" or worse.

"Giardiniera," is a tradition in many Italian-American households, but it does not require the work you might expect of a long-handed-down custom. It is a satisfying mix of cauliflower, carrots and peppers that are brined, then marinated in a zesty dressing. Giardiniera (pronounced jar-deen-YAIR-uh and Italian for “from the garden”) is piled on pizza, hot dogs and even stirred into tuna salad. 

Chrysler’s chief executive, Sergio Marchionne, who also heads Chrysler’s Italian parent, Fiat, is eager to prove that his company’s recovery is just beginning. “We’re taking nothing for granted,” Mr. Marchionne said in a conference call with analysts and reporters on Wednesday. “Nobody is falling asleep at the switch here.”