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Investigation of Wolfowitz role widens

By WASHINGTON POST
Published April 21, 2007

WASHINGTON - The World Bank's board said Friday that it has ordered an ad hoc group of its members to "urgently" conduct a far-reaching investigation into bank president Paul Wolfowitz's involvement in arranging a compensation and promotion package for his companion, who is also a bank employee.

The board did not set a time frame for the committee's deliberations, but bank officials said an announcement could come as early as next week.

The directors are divided over whether Wolfowitz should continue to lead the antipoverty institution. U.S. officials, who hold sway because the United States is the bank's largest shareholder, have expressed support for Wolfowitz.

Wolfowitz welcomed the decision of the board, but reiterated that he does not intend to resign.

[Last modified April 21, 2007, 02:44:11]

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by by Jore Republican	04/22/07 01:48 PM
Hey, no comments or support from the political right? Hmmm, must be some censorship going on here, you phashist phonies.

by Random	04/21/07 12:38 PM
Of course Wolfowitz isn't going to resign: he is a typical Bushite. As we see with every incompetent, corrupt Bushite, they have absolutely zero shame. Nixon taught them one huge lesson: you CAN get away with anything, no matter how bad.

by Steve	04/21/07 12:35 PM
It's the combination of incompetence and arrogance. Not that these guys aren't bright--they're just under the delusion that they're smarter that everyone else

by Larry	04/21/07 12:35 PM
considering all the graft in American politics we really do not need another scandal, and pushing for a great paying job for his girlfriend reeks. While I personally had great respect for his foreign policies, this time I think he screwed the pooch.

by Jim	04/21/07 12:13 PM
Here is yet another Bush botch. Wolfowitz, Cheney, Rumsfeld, who orchestrated our entry into the Iraq bloodbath continue to show their ugly colors. Wolfowitz must want to pad his bank account more by diverting cash to his mistress. Shameful.

by liz	04/21/07 12:04 PM
he should be held accountable for his actions. What is this? He refuses to relinquish his position? Where does he get his arrogant stance from? This is a position of honor

by John	04/21/07 11:58 AM
I am terribly apprehensive that Brown, Rumsfeld, Gonzales & Wolfowitz are merely the tip of the Iceberg. What about the legions of lesser sycophants doing equally poorly just below the surface?

by Gilbert	04/21/07 05:43 AM
Either the President has a bad habit of picking incompetents: Rumsfeld, Gonzalez and now Wolfowitz or he just doen't care about his legacy. I am a Republican and I am deeply disturbed by this. More so, they refuse to resign afterwards. How arrogant.