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An embarrassed White House has apologised on Tuesday for an "unfortunate mistake" - the distribution of less-than-flattering biography of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi at the Group of Eight summit. Still, the gaffe led to headlines in Italy. The summary of Berlusconi was buried in a thick tome of background that the White House distributed at the summit of major economic powers. The press kit was handed out to the White House traveling press corps. The biography described Berlusconi as one of the "most controversial leaders in the history of a country known for government corruption and vice." It was just last month that Berlusconi welcomed Bush to Rome, calling him a "a personal friend of mine and also a great friend of Italy." And Bush responded then: "You're right. We're good friends." The biography, written by... [read full story]
