Sabbath a synonym of midnight-to-midnight "Saturday" (literally, Saturn's day in at least a dozen languages): this is a simplification of the use of "Sabbath" in other religious contexts, where the two do not coincide. (Using midnight instead of sundown as delimiter dates back to the Roman Empire.) In over thirty other languages, the common name for this day in the seven-day week is a cognate of "Sabbath". "Sabbatini", originally "Sabbadini", often "Sabatini", etc., is a very frequent Italian name form ("Sabbatos" is the Greek form), indicating a family whose ancestor was born on Saturday, Italian "sabato"; "Domenico" indicated birth on Sunday.
Larry Sabato Corruption in American Politics" with Glenn R. Simpson. In January 2011, he published "Pendulum Swing", which analyzed the 2010 midterm elections and the potential effect of Republican Party victories on the 2012 presidential, congressional, and state-level elections. Prior to "Pendulum Swing", Sabato authored "The Year of Obama" in 2009 and "A More Perfect Constitution" in 2007, which discussed his ideas for amending the U.S. Constitution. Other Sabato books include "The Sixth Year Itch: The Rise and Fall of the George W. Bush Presidency", "Divided States of America: The Slash and Burn Politics of the 2004 Presidential Election", and "Get in