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ABC News: World Bank Staff Panel Scolds Wolfowitz
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[UPDATED] (see summary with new information since yesterday)
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(Washington) - The controversy involving Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz and his involvement in a huge pay increase awarded to a close female friend moves to center stage Sunday as the bank's policy-steering committee meets. (article 3)
In an e-mail to bank staff Saturday night, some of whom have called for his resignation, Wolfowitz said he had remained largely silent as the bank's board of directors considered his future. (article 4)
The scandal has overshadowed the meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, one of the few occasions where rich and developing nations can discuss common issues. (article 2)
Wolfowitz has apologized for his handling of the high-paying promotion of his girlfriend , Shaha Riza, who was assigned for the bank to the State Department to avoid any possible conflict of interest. (article 2)
Documents released today by the executive board called into question Wolfowitz's earlier assertions that bank ethics officials had been kept informed about the new post for his companion , Shaha Ali Riza. (article 7)
Let's give a warm Washington welcome to finance ministers and central bankers from around the world who arrive today for a weekend of nonstop networking, limousine gridlock and multilateral mumbo-jumbo. (article 9)
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Wolfowitz, Bank, Riza, board, World |
Source articles
- Wolfowitz won't resign as governments show unease (Washington Post, 04/15/2007, 369 words)
- European nations pile pressure on Wolfowitz (Washington Post, 04/14/2007, 341 words)
- World Bank Divided on Wolfowitz (time.com, 04/15/2007, 702 words)
- Wolfowitz says he will stay on as head of World Bank (L.A. Times, 04/15/2007, 820 words)
- Wolfowitz remains defiant amid turmoil (msnbc.msn.com, 04/16/2007, 559 words)
- ABC News: World Bank Staff Panel Scolds Wolfowitz (ABCNews, 04/16/2007, 380 words)
- World Bank Board Weighs Response to Chief’s Actions (nytimes.com, 04/13/2007, 759 words)
- Related Article (L.A. Times, 04/15/2007, 15 words)
- Putting Principles Out To Posture (Washington Post, 04/13/2007, 1008 words)
- Web site revived to speculate on World Bank chief (Washington Post, 04/14/2007, 33 words)
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