Joe W.
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>Subject: [lbo-talk] Bush to tap Wolfowitz as new World Bank president
>Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:28:03 -0800
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>Reuters:
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>http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml?type=bondsNews&storyID=7920249
>UPDATE 1-
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>Bush to tap Wolfowitz as new World Bank president
>Wed Mar 16, 2005 09:36 AM ET
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>WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has decided
>on Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, one of the main advocates for
>the Iraq war, as his choice for World Bank president, administration
>officials
>said on Wednesday.
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>Wolfowitz would replace outgoing World Bank President James Wolfensohn, who
>said earlier this month that Wolfowitz was no longer in the running for the
>post.
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>Wolfowitz is a deeply controversial figure in Europe because of his role in
>designing
>and promoting the Iraq war, and his selection could spark a backlash.
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