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Kids Pitch Business Ideas To Warren Buffett
May 21, 2013 | NPR · The kids competed in "The Secret Millionaire's Club" — an entrepreneurial contest tied to a web and cable series featuring a cartoon Warren Buffett. Thousands competed. Eight of them, ranging from age seven to 16, got to meet Buffett and present their ideas.
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Apple CEO Faces Senate Panel's Accusations Of 'Tax Gimmickry'
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Tim Cook will address reports that his company pays billions less than it should in U.S. taxes each year at a Tuesday hearing in Washington. According to a report by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Apple avoids the tax payments by shifting profits to subsidiaries in Ireland.
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The Global Afterlife Of Your Donated Clothes
May 21, 2013 | NPR · The deadly collapse of a textile factory in Bangladesh has heightened awareness about cheap clothes. Many Americans have become used to inexpensive clothing, but the garments are also discarded at a remarkable rate: Billions of pounds of clothing are recycled each year; nearly half is exported.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
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Silvio Berlusconi

Just Another Generic Action Figure, Nothing To See Here
Apr 28, 2010 — A new action figure bears a startling resemblance to a certain President of the United States. How would other world leaders look as superhero action figures?
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Prosecution Seeks Lifetime Political Ban On Berlusconi
May 13, 2013 — The former Italian prime minister is accused of having sex with an underage prostitute in a trial that opened in April 2011. Meanwhile, Berlusconi is appealing his sentence in a separate case for tax fraud.
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Italian Elections Produce Murky Result, Financial Jitters
Feb 25, 2013 — The center-left was favored, but there was no clear winner as the ballots were counted. Silvio Berlusconi's center-right coalition was not expected to do well, but was leading in the upper house of Parliament.
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Italy's Berlusconi Given 4-Year Sentence For Tax Evasion; May Never Serve it
Oct 26, 2012 — The appeals process may stretch the case beyond the statute of limitations. Meanwhile, Berlusconi is also on trial for allegedly paying for sex with a teenage girl and trying to cover it up.
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After 'Frenetic' Weekend, Italy Rushes To Limit Financial Damage
Nov 14, 2011 — In Italy, and in Greece, new leaders are trying to show they can tackle the nations' debt problems.
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Updated: Silvio Berlusconi Offers To Resign
Nov 8, 2011 — Saying his resignation was for the good of the country, the Italian leader confirmed he will step aside after Parliament passes a budget that includes tough new austerity measures. Italy's borrowing costs are ballooning as the bond market worries that it hasn't put its financial house in order.
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Berlusconi: Resignation Rumors 'Are Groundless'
Nov 7, 2011 — The Italian premier is under pressure to go so that a new government can pass needed economic reforms.
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With Italy On Verge Of Crisis, Opposition Calls For Berlusconi To Step Down
Nov 2, 2011 — After a terrible day in the markets, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi called an emergency meeting to move on reforms aimed at keeping the country from a full-blown debt crisis.
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Berlusconi Survives Confidence Vote
Oct 14, 2011 — His latest brush with rejection came after the defeat of his government's spending plan. Meanwhile, the country seems headed into recession and his personal scandals continue to drag down its reputation.
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Berlusconi Raises Ire With Obscene Joke About His Party
Oct 7, 2011 — Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi is in trouble again, after making an obscene joke at his own ruling party's expense. The quip is the latest in a series of scandals that have nettled the prime minister. And it came at the end of a week that took a deep toll on Italy's economy.
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