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  • January 2008

    • Wolfowitz Appointment Draws Fire

      New York Times  |  Jan 25, 08 11:45 AM CST

      Wolfowitz Appointment Draws Fire

      (Newser) - Paul Wolfowitz is returning to the Bush administration as a security adviser, and even before it was official, the appointment was drawing boos, the New York Times reports. The controversial figure will take Fred Thompson’s seat as chairman of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board, an influential group studying arms control and military issues. More »

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      Iraq war  • Bush administration  • Condoleezza Rice  • Paul Wolfowitz

  • December 2007

    • Britain Tops US in Funding for World Bank

      New York Times  |  Dec 14, 07 3:15 PM CST

      Britain Tops US in Funding for World Bank

      (Newser) - Great Britain has supplanted the United States as the largest contributor to the World Bank, pledging $4.2 billion of the total $25.1 billion raised for the world's poorest nations, a record high. The shift in power reflects both the dollar's waning dominance as well as an end to US-Europe tensions following Paul Wolfowitz's resignation, the Times reports. More »

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      China  • Great Britain  • United States  • World Bank  • Paul Wolfowitz  • Robert Zoellick

  • November 2007

    • Rice Ordered to Testify in Espionage Trial

      Washington Post  |  Nov 3, 07 9:32 AM CDT

      Rice Ordered to Testify in Espionage Trial

      (Newser) - In a rare move, a federal judge yesterday ordered Condoleezza Rice and 10 other high-ranking officials to testify at the upcoming trial of two pro-Israel lobbyists accused of espionage. National security adviser Stephen Hadley and former Defense official Paul Wolfowitz are among those subpoenaed to testify on behalf of the lobbyists, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Israel  • Condoleezza Rice  • Paul Wolfowitz  • espionage  • spying  • Stephen Hadley  • AIPAC

  • October 2007

    • World Bank President Touts New Strategy

      Reuters  |  Oct 22, 07 8:25 AM CDT

      World Bank President Touts New Strategy

      (Newser) - Robert Zoellick has outlined a new strategy for the World Bank, including giving the private sector a bigger role in development, speeding aid to countries coming out of conflict, and promoting green energy alternatives, Reuters reports. The new president  has been quick to reposition the global bank's mission following the turmoil over former president Paul Wolfowitz's resignation under duress. More »

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      Saudi Arabia  • World Bank  • poverty  • Paul Wolfowitz  • G8 summit  • Robert Zoellick

  • July 2007
  • June 2007

    • World Bank Confirms New Prez

      BBC  |  Jun 26, 07 5:48 AM CDT

      World Bank Confirms New Prez

      (Newser) - Declaring that he's looking forward to "encouraging hope, opportunity and dignity," Robert Zoellick was elected yesterday to succeed the embattled Paul Wolfowitz as new chief of the World Bank. The Goldman Sachs investment banker and former US deputy secretary of state will officially step into office July 1.  More »

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      George W. Bush  • Africa  • scandals  • Europe  • World Bank  • Paul Wolfowitz  • Robert Zoellick

    • Next World Bank Prez Meets World

      Reuters  |  Jun 5, 07 11:33 AM CDT

      Next World Bank Prez Meets World

      (Newser) - Former trade rep Robert Zoellick embarked on a world tour yesterday, in advance of his likely ascension to president of the World Bank this month. Zoellick will stop in Africa to visit the bank's largest beneficiaries, and Europe to schmooze with its largest donors. "I want to leave no stone unturned," he said. More »

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      business  • money  • bank  • World Bank  • Paul Wolfowitz  • Robert Zoellick  • donor  • crisis

  • May 2007

    • Zoellick Vows to Mend World Bank

      Reuters  |  May 31, 07 7:37 AM CDT

      Zoellick Vows to Mend World Bank

      (Newser) - Robert Zoellick knows he has his work cut out for him, and he says he will try to "calm the waters" if he is confirmed as World Bank president. "This institution has been through a traumatic period and there is a lot of anxiety, some frustration and anger," says the designated successor to Paul Wolfowitz. More »

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      business  • Goldman Sachs  • bank  • World Bank  • Paul Wolfowitz  • Robert Zoellick

    • Former Trade Rep to Head World Bank

      New York Times  |  May 29, 07 5:30 PM CDT

      Former Trade Rep to Head World Bank

      (Newser) - President Bush will tap former US trade representative Robert Zoellick as the new World Bank prez, sources close to administration said this afternoon. Zoellick, who has spent over 20 years in government, served as deputy secretary of state and the country's top trade official until last year, when he joined Goldman Sachs. More »

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      Henry Paulson  • business  • Goldman Sachs  • World Bank  • resignation  • Paul Wolfowitz  • Robert Zoellick

    • Frist Heads World Bank Shortlist

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 24, 07 6:10 AM CDT

      Frist Heads World Bank Shortlist

      (Newser) - The White House is eying former Senate majority leader Bill Frist to take the World Bank presidency soon to be vacated by Paul Wolfowitz, the Wall Street Journal reports. Also getting a look are Treasury No. 2 Robert Kimmitt, onetime trade representative Robert Zoellick, and Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, star of the UN Oil for Food investigation. More »

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      Bush administration  • Henry Paulson  • World Bank  • Paul Wolfowitz  • Robert Zoellick  • Robert Kimmitt  • Paul Volcker  • Bill Frist

    • Wolfowitz Reportedly Back on the Market

      New York Post  |  May 23, 07 3:36 PM CDT

      Wolfowitz Reportedly Back on the Market

      (Newser) - First the World Bank dumped him, and now Paul Wolfowitz is on the outs with girlfriend Shaha Riza, Page Six reports. "She was furious about the embarrassment," a source tells the Post , which says she resented implications she'd slept her way to the top. What's more, Riza didn't ask for the promotion that set off the scandal, another source said. More »

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      scandals  • World Bank  • Paul Wolfowitz  • break-up  • Shaha Riza

    • Wolfowitz Torpedoed 2nd Chance

      New York Times  |  May 18, 07 11:14 AM CDT

      Wolfowitz Torpedoed 2nd Chance

      (Newser) - Paul Wolfowitz clung to his job at the World Bank with characteristic tenacity, but friends and colleagues tell the New York Times that his failure there may have been inevitable. He approached the bank position with the same single-mindedness he displayed at the Pentagon, where he was blind to dissenting views and dismissive of naysayers. More »

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      Iraq war  • scandals  • World Bank  • resignation  • Paul Wolfowitz  • crisis

    • Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank

      Financial Times (UK)  |  May 17, 07 5:59 PM CDT