31.   Prosecutors had asked for a three-year prison term for the media magnate, who has insisted he was being victimized by left-leaning Milan prosecutors.

32.   Prosecutors had no immediate statement on the interrogation or whether they would move to indict the media magnate.

33.   Pitted against Rutelli is media magnate Silvio Berlusconi, a former conservative premier.

34.   A conservative media magnate, Berlusconi has sought to raise his profile on the international stage since taking office last year.

35.   A conservative bloc led by media magnate Berlusconi plans to vote against Dini, who they accuse of reneging on promises to resign in time for spring elections.

36.   A conservative bloc led by media magnate Berlusconi voted against Dini, whom they accuse of reneging on promises to resign in time for spring elections.

37.   A former top aide of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi was indicted Monday, accused of laundering money for the Mafia.

38.   A fire south of Helena also triggered evacuations and burned some land owned by media magnate Ted Turner, who owns four bison ranches in Montana.

39.   A former top aide of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi went on trial Wednesday, accused of laundering money for the Mafia.

40.   A Milan court on Monday convicted opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi of illegal party financing, the third guilty verdict absorbed by the media magnate since December.