Prodi trying to control ministers' controversial remarks

Only a week after forming his government, Italian Premier Romano Prodi has had to publicly rein in his ministers, trying to control the damage from a series of off-the-cuffs remarks that have created controversy and embarrassment.

“Silence Imposed,” Corriere della Sera, Italy’s top newspaper, wrote today. “The premier rebukes his ministers,” said Turin daily La Stampa.