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Wolfowitz Catches Hell From Angry World Bank Managers

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 25, 2007 7:56 AM CDT

(Newser) – Top managers at the World Bank held a tense closed-door meeting with Paul Wolfowitz last week, details of which have leaked to the Times. Managing director Graeme Wheeler told the sullied president he would cause “fantastic damage” by staying at the bank, which is... Read full story »

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