But Mr Prodi has also managed to take credit for what he has not done.
Yet, even if he is not responsible for the problem, he has not been notably energetic in looking for solutions to it.
On Tuesday, Mr Romney's campaign released his 2010 tax papers and estimates for his 2011 taxes, for which he has not yet filed a return.
He described it as "surprising and exciting" -- perhaps particularly for him because he has not worked on the subject for the past 20 years.
John Platten, who used to work building caravans, says in recent months he has submitted between 60 and 80 applications for jobs and he has not had a single response.
That decision ("a serious mistake on his part, for which he has not been able to provide any credible explanation") was taken by the deputy director of news, Steve Mitchell, who is resigning.
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Swansea boss Kenny Jackett insists that Knight has been put up for sale because he has not worked hard enough, with both men denying reports of dressing-room unrest.
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They said the e-mail stated he had told the police authority of his intention to leave for personal reasons, but he has not set a date for his departure.
"He's looking at a race for a mayor and he has not made a final decision, " said Bill Cunningham, a political strategist hired by Bloomberg.
"We have had many requests over the the past few years by fans to invite Hedley up to Jersey live which for this year, he has not only accepted, but promised a big surprise for all at Jersey live, " said festival director Warren le Sueur.
He has not lacked for business: in the past twenty years, he has done some eight thousand heart operations, which exhausts me just thinking about it.
He has not just ruled Indonesia for 32 years, he has dominated the vast country.
The police and crime commissioner (PCC) for West Mercia has said he will not resign, despite calls from councillors for him to leave his post.
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The army said he was arrested for defying the Supreme Court, though no explanation has been given for why he was not brought before a Honduran judge.
Barack Obama's recent visit to New Hampshire was a remarkable event for a man who has not even declared that he is running for the presidency (and who was not even a senator three years ago).
He joined Milan where he has sometimes been a peripheral figure but this has not affected his selection for Denmark where he has amassed almost 50 caps and scored two goals.
Russia has not renounced its support for Mr Assad, but it has acknowledged he may not win.
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For years, he has fought not only his disease, but also the crippling side effects of the drugs used to treat it.
An islander who previously fought plans to introduce Sunday ferry sailings for Harris has said he would not stand in the way of a new plan to do so.
Once a judge approves it--Moore tends to hit up the same jurists--no one has the gumption to challenge him: not his clients, who are often indigent and grateful for whatever he has won on their behalf, and not the defendants or their lawyers, who have no legal standing to challenge Moore's postsettlement moves.
Farah had been due to compete for the first time but has withdrawn as he has not had time to train for the distance.
Despite the knocks that he has taken from the Mexican press and the elites for not appearing to be book-smart, he has more than his share of "EQ" -- emotional intelligence.
He, better than anyone, has said that his conduct was not defensible and he has apologized for it.
Chamakh claims he will commit himself to Bordeaux for the rest of the season if he has not found a new club by Monday.
Romney has expressed support for the measure but has not said whether he will sign it.
Mr Serra's dithering over whether to pose as a candidate of change, when he stands for continuity, has not helped.
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An aside on the theory of rational expectations, for instance, shows that he has not bothered to check an elementary textbook on the subject.
The result is that for the last few years he has not had to sell his creations in shops at tourist attractions but has instead worked almost entirely to commission.
He has decided for the moment not to take firmer regulatory action against them, but states he will take further steps if the changes they introduce do not result in satisfactory results.
Watson was among those to fall, being caught in the deep for 83 -- meaning he has not passed three figures in the five-day game since October 2010, despite registering 19 fifties in his 38 Test appearances.
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