Italy's 5-Star Movement under pressure over gaffes

ROME (Reuters) - The political novices of Italy's 5-Star Movement had an early taste on Tuesday of the pressure from a hungry media pack when one official created a storm by defending fascism and another had to beg journalists not to ask for interviews.

Roberta Lombardi, the newly appointed 5-Star leader in the lower house of parliament, was singled out on Tuesday for a blog post she wrote in January that praised some aspects of the fascist movement of wartime dictator Benito Mussolini.