Christian Democrat leader Pierferdinando Casini talks to the media during a press conference at the Giustiniani palace, in Rome, Friday, Feb.1, 2008. Italian Senate president Franco Marini began talks Thursday aimed at finding enough consensus for overhauling election rules before the nation goes to the polls. Marini was tapped Wednesday evening by Italy’s president for what Marini himself described as a “heavy” job. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)