This may be Cheney's way of playing Cincinnatus, the citizen-statesman who laid down his plow to return to Rome.
It follows a Supreme Court order to Mr Mancini not to leave India after Rome's refusal to return two marines charged with the murder of two fishermen.
Federer, who has not played since the Miami Masters last month, is set to make his return to the circuit at the Rome clay event starting on April 25.
Scotland, coached by former England boss Andy Robinson, return to Murrayfield on the back of a defeat to Italy in Rome and chasing their first victory of the tournament.
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Nonetheless, the National Gallery managed to persuade the usually intractable Galleria Borghese in Rome to part with two trademark works in return for lending them its Raphaels for a future show.
Both are expected to be fit to start in Rome, although Northampton lock Courtney Lawes - originally due to return to his club - will stay with the squad, along with Worcester prop Matt Mullan and Harlequins flanker Chris Robshaw.
India's Attorney General GE Vahanvati told the judges that Rome's failure to return the two marines "is a breach of undertaking given to the highest court of the land and the government is extremely concerned about it".
The risk must be that whatever government emerges will only prove an interlude before a fresh crisis, in which external pressure once again is required to force Rome to confront the Italian economy's structural shortcomings, perhaps in return for a deal with the European Central Bank to support the government bond market under its Outright Market Transactions program.
We went on to Rome, but our best memories return to the farmhouse along the Tiber.
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India is turning up the pressure on Italy as fury grows over Rome's decision not to return the two accused marines.
Hours later, Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born president of the ruling Congress party, slammed Rome's decision to not return the marines to face trial as promised.
The media magnate is making a strong bid to return to power just over a year after he was forced to resign, says the BBC's David Willey in Rome.
Diplomatic tensions between India and Italy have escalated rapidly over the past week after Rome announced the two officers wouldn't return to stand trial.
Corruption in Spain coupled with the possible return of former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi to the top job in Rome have unsettled European sovereign debt markets.
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Williams admitted to being rusty after her return to the court in last week's Italian Open in Rome, where she went out in the semi-finals to Jelena Jankovic.
The case involving the marines had sparked a bitter diplomatic row between India and Italy after Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, who were allowed by the court to travel home to vote in the February election, did not return on Rome's advice.
The court's move came after Rome said it wouldn't return two Italian marines to stand trial on murder charges in India as promised.
Diplomatic tensions between India and Italy have escalated rapidly over the past week after Rome announced the two naval officers wouldn't return to stand trial.
The Indian government responded saying this is a separate issue that shouldn't have interfered with Rome's commitment to the Supreme Court that the marines would return.
Rome's decision that the marines shouldn't return is likely to inflame many in India, where there is strong domestic pressure that they should be tried there.
The Indian government responded saying this is a separate issue that should not have interfered with Rome's commitment to the Supreme Court that the marines would return.
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