White House sorry about Berlusconi bio gaffe

Updated Tue. Jul. 8 2008 1:01 PM ET The Associated Press TOYAKO, Japan -- Sorry about that, Silvio. An embarrassed White House apologized 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 nearly inch-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 personal friend of mine and also a great... [read full story]