It now seems almost certain that Paul Wolfowitz will leave the presidency of the World Bank. It's only a matter of negotiating the terms of his resignation.

For those who have not been following this issue, Wolfowitz got into trouble because his girlfriend worked at the Bank when he was chosen by George W. Bush to be its president. In order to avoid a potential conflict of interest, he arranged to have her detailed to the State Department. Because this was essentially an involuntary mo ...

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