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Paul D. Wolfowitz’s departure from the World Bank, which will occur on June 30, ended weeks of furor over charges of favoritism toward a bank employee who is his female companion.

New York Times Good riddance. — Paul Wolfowitz to announce his resignation on/before 30th June 2007 [*] — [*] InTrade could write: “before June 30, 2007, midnight, ET”. — Static chart:

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The White House signaled that Paul D. Wolfowitz might resign voluntarily as World Bank president if the bank board dropped its drive to declare him unfit to remain.

New York Times Max Keiser (ex-HSX): MARKETS SAY WOLFOWITZ IS TOAST! This neo-con is soon to be ousted, it seems. I won’t cry for him. What a bastard. Previous: Does Paul Wolfowitz have a future at the World Bank? + … Continue reading

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Senior World Bank officials tells of plans to try to end Paul D. Wolfowitz’s tenure next week.

MSNBC: The World Bank executive board has concluded that the bank’s president, Paul D. Wolfowitz, broke ethics rules in engineering a hefty pay raise for his girlfriend, and plans to try to end his tenure next week, senior bank officials … Continue reading

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European leaders said that Paul D. Wolfowitz would face a no-confidence vote next week by the World Bank’s board.

New York Times — Previous: Does Paul Wolfowitz have a future at the World Bank? + FAKE WORLD BANK MEMO: Harvard professor of economics Kenneth Rogoff laughs in Paul Wolfowitz’s face. + INSIDER TRADING: World Bank employees speculating on the … Continue reading

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The World Bank board agreed to give Paul D. Wolfowitz slightly more time to defend himself against charges of misconduct.

New York Times Brad DeLong — Previous: Does Paul Wolfowitz have a future at the World Bank? + FAKE WORLD BANK MEMO: Harvard professor of economics Kenneth Rogoff laughs in Paul Wolfowitz’s face. + INSIDER TRADING: World Bank employees speculating … Continue reading

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Leading governments of Europe signaled that they were willing to let the United States choose the World Bank’s next chief if Paul D. Wolfowitz stepped down soon, officials said.

New York Times Felix Salmon: Wolfo, why haven’t you resigned already? — Previous: Does Paul Wolfowitz have a future at the World Bank? + FAKE WORLD BANK MEMO: Harvard professor of economics Kenneth Rogoff laughs in Paul Wolfowitz’s face. + … Continue reading

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Two officials disputed the contention of Paul D. Wolfowitz, the World Bank president, that they knew about his efforts to arrange a pay raise and promotion for his companion.

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US President George W. Bush Defends The Embattled World Bank President, Paul D. Wolfowitz.

Hmmm… Paul Wolfowitz is lost, then. New York Times —

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A top manager at the World Bank said the furor over Paul D. Wolfowitz was the biggest crisis in the bank’s history.

New York Times: Frustrations With Wolfowitz Boil Over at Meeting

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