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Fragile future

Gianfranco Albertini, owner of the Vetrerie La Fenice, demonstrates how to work glass in front of a furnace at his workshop in Murano, in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010.
Italy Fragile Future
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Gianfranco Albertini, owner of the Vetrerie La Fenice, demonstrates how to work glass in front of a furnace at his workshop in Murano, in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Italy’s traditional artisanal industries ­­— glass, leather, jewelry, furniture — are under pressure, one risk factor for an economy that needs more growth to convince markets it can handle its large debt burden in years ahead and avoid being drawn into Europe’s debt crisis.