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Wolfowitz Torpedoed
2nd Chance

Repeated the same mistakes at the Pentagon, World Bank

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

More about:  Iraq war • scandals • World Bank • resignation • Paul Wolfowitz • crisis

Dems Crank Up Heat on Gonzales

No-confidence vote on the table;
US attorney hit list keeps growing

Washington Post Washington Post May 18, 07 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales will face a non-binding motion of no confidence in the Senate as soon as next week, intensifying pressure on the AG to resign. The Washington Post reports today that the list of US attorneys his office considered for dismissal—which Gonzales has testified included just eight names—now numbers 30. More »

More about:  scandals • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • resignation • US attorney • Charles Schumer • Dianne Feinstein

Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank

White House yields; speculation on successor already lively

Financial Times (UK) Financial Times (UK) May 17, 07 5:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Wolfowitz will leave the World Bank on June 30, capping a tumultuous two years for the development institution and its beleaguered president. Wolfowitz's tenure was marked by controversy from day one, when he assumed the office under the cloud of the Iraq war, until today, when a drawn-out ethics scandal finally drove him from office. More »

More about:  Iraq war • scandals • ethics • World Bank • resignation • Paul Wolfowitz • Shaha Riza

Wolfowitz Headed
Out the Door

World Bank board negotiating terms
of president's exit

CNN CNN May 16, 07 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Wolfowitz may step down from the World Bank as early as today, CNNMoney reports.  Wolfowitz and the World Bank board are still wrangling over the terms of his departure, but early accounts suggest that the beleaguered president would leave voluntarily and the bank would admit some responsibility for the handling of a transfer and hefty raise awarded to Wolfowitz's girlfriend. More »

More about:  Iraq war • scandals • resignation • World Bank • Paul Wolfowitz • Shaha Riza

White House Support for Wolfowitz Crumbles

Bank will discuss his fate today

Washington Post Washington Post May 16, 07 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House is looking for an exit srategy for besieged World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz. After months of unwavering support that failed to soften the bank's European partners, the Bush administration has indicated a willingness to replace him if it can be done without firing, the Washington Post reports. More »

More about:  Bush administration • Henry Paulson • White House • scandals • investigation • ethics • World Bank • resignation • Paul Wolfowitz

Gonzales Fingers Lame-Duck Aide

McNulty responsible
for US attorney firings, AG contends

Reuters Reuters May 15, 07 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paul McNulty bears the ultimate responsibility for the US attorney firings, Alberto Gonzales said today, placing the blame for the scandal rocking the Justice Department on its second-highest-ranking official. "He signed off on the names," the AG said. McNulty, who announced yesterday that he'll step down this summer, declined to respond, the AP reported. More »

More about:  scandals • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • resignation • US attorney • Paul McNulty

No-Confidence Vote Looms
For Wolfowitz

Endgame near as majority of bank board favors dismissal

Washington Post Washington Post May 12, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The World Bank executive board plans to force Paul Wolfowitz out of his post as president this week, reports The Washington Post; they're hoping a vote of no-confidence will induce him to resign without having to risk angering the U.S. by firing him. More »

More about:  scandals • World Bank • resignation • Paul Wolfowitz • Shaha Riza • Neocon

Speculation
On Wolfowitz Successor Builds

World Bank can expect numerous responses
to 'help wanted' ad

Washington Times Washington Times May 10, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - As pressure on Paul Wolfowitz to step down grows, so does the list of possible successors to the scandal-battered World Bank president. The conservative Washington Times focuses on Goldman Sachs executive Robert Zoellick, a former official in both Bush administrations; other names in play include Treasury official Robert Kimmitt and Reagan administration throwback Martin Feldstein. More »

Blair Will
Resign Tomorrow

British PM to back Brown Friday, step down in July

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) May 9, 07 10:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to formally announce his resignation tomorrow and anoint Chancellor Gordon Brown as his successor Friday. The Guardian reports he won't actually step down until July, but the announcement will signal the end of the Blair era and begin a divisive process of choosing the next Prime Minister. More »

More about:  Great Britain • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Tony Blair • resignation • Labour Party • Conservative Party

Drama Builds
At HBO As
CEO Departs

Albrecht takes indefinite leave after drunken arrest Sunday

Variety Variety May 8, 07 8:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - HBO's capo is making like Tony Soprano and taking an indefinite leave of absence from the cable network. Chris Albrecht, who has led the network since 2002, was arrested by Las Vegas police on Sunday, after officers said they witnessed Albrecht in a violent altercation with his girlfriend. More »

More about:  television • alcohol • entertainment • resignation • cable TV • HBO • Chris Albrecht

Europeans Offer Deal to Make Wolfowitz Quit

U.S. could choose
the next World Bank president

New York Times New York Times May 8, 07 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - European partners in the World Bank have signaled to the White House that they want Paul Wolfowitz to resign, the New York Times reports, and they're willing to let the U.S. appoint his successor to make that happen. After an investigating committee found Wolfowitz guilty of ethical breaches, one European official called his credibility "beyond repair." More »

More about:  scandals • ethics • World Bank • resignation • Paul Wolfowitz

Bank Panel Faults Wolfowitz

New York Times New York Times May 7, 07 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz is guilty of a conflict of interest for finagling promotions and raises for his girlfriend, according to a panel of seven bank directors. The result isn't binding and doesn't recommend a punishment, but bank insiders tell the Times that a majority of the 24 board members want Wolfowitz out. More »

More about:  Iraq war • scandals • World Bank • resignation • Paul Wolfowitz • conviction

Wolfowitz Catches Hell From Angry World Bank Managers

New York Times New York Times Apr 25, 07 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 facing "the biggest crisis in its history." More »

More about:  World Bank • resignation • Paul Wolfowitz • crisis

Penn State
Coach Quits

Women's basketball head coach
Rene Portland resigned amid
allegations of discrimation

Yahoo! Yahoo! Mar 22, 07 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland, who resigned last night,  ends her 27-year college career with 606 wins, amid allegations that she discriminated against lesbian players.  Under Portland, Penn State played in 21 NCAA tournaments, including the 2000 Final Four, but the team’s performance slipped the last two seasons. More »

More about:  basketball • NCAA basketball • sports • resignation • women's basketball • women's college basketball • Penn State

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