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Wolfowitz to quit as World Bank Chief

Embattled World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz will resign at the end of June, the bank board announced tonight.

Wolfowitz to quit as World Bank Chief

Fri, 18 May, 2007 - 01:22

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Embattled World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz will resign at the end of June, the bank board announced tonight.

The former Pentagon number two’s leadership was undermined by the generous compensation package he arranged for his girlfriend, a bank employee.

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