http://wolfowitz.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for wolfowitz en Thu, 31 May 2007 20:36:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2020207 unknown@Netscape.com Last night on the Charlie Rose show, Wolfowitz denied being "an architect" of the catastrophic decision to go to war. "I'm not an architect of anything," he said. Thu, 31 May 2007 20:36:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2020207wolfowitzwarpropagandaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018860 unknown@Netscape.com Robert Zoellick has been designated the new president of the World Bank following Paul Wolfowitz's departure. Many Germans remember him as the likeable mediator who helped bring about German reunification. But Zoellick's maxim is still "America first." Thu, 31 May 2007 18:25:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018860ZoellickworldbankwolfowitzbushneoconservatismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2016011 unknown@Netscape.com A GOP lawmaker has an idea to keep the so-called "architect" of the Iraq War from standing in the unemployment line. "I would like to suggest...that maybe we give Paul Wolfowitz a new job and send him over [to Iraq] as mayor," said Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., "since the neocons got us in over there." Tue, 29 May 2007 21:08:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2016011paulwolfowitziraqwarliesWalterJonesneoconsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011148 unknown@Netscape.com "He says, 'Is it really true that you really know the Arabs this well, and that you speak Arabic this well? Is that really true? Is that really true?' "And I said, 'Yeah, that's really true.' "That's too bad," Feith said. Sun, 27 May 2007 04:59:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011148DouglasFeithiraqwarwolfowitzNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1941928 unknown@Netscape.com White House spokesman Tony Fratto said that President Bush 'will have a candidate to announce soon, allowing for an orderly transition that will have the World Bank refocused on its mission.' But a couple of the names being floated indicate that the administration has not learned its lessons from the Wolfowitz scandal. Fri, 18 May 2007 18:04:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1941928wolfowitzCronyismworldbankgirlfriendTonyBlairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1931423 unknown@Netscape.com Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz will resign at the end of June, he and the bank said late Thursday, ending his long fight to survive pressure for his ouster over the generous compensation he arranged for his girlfriend. Fri, 18 May 2007 01:29:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1931423paulwolfowitzworldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1919837 unknown@Netscape.com fter six weeks of combating efforts to oust him as president of the World Bank, Paul D. Wolfowitz began Wednesday to negotiate the terms under which he would resign, in return for the dropping or softening of the charge that he had engaged in misconduct, bank officials said. Thu, 17 May 2007 06:40:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1919837wolfowitzworldbankresignationethicsRizaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1916511 unknown@Netscape.com Recent White House backing for the beleaguered World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, despite the findings of an internal report that said he had violated the Bank's ethics rules, is bringing the role of the U.S. in running the Bank in "undemocratic" ways under scrutiny, with rising calls for Washington to loosen its grip on the institution Wed, 16 May 2007 07:22:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1916511paulwolfowitzworldbankwhitehouseinvestigationsethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1905586 unknown@Netscape.com An angry Paul Wolfowitz poured abuse and threatened retaliations on senior World Bank staff, according to new details published last night. Sounding more like a cast member of the Sopranos than an international leader, in testimony by one key witness Mr Wolfowitz declares: 'If they f*ck with me or Shaha, I have enough on them to f*ck them too.' Tue, 15 May 2007 18:23:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1905586wolfowitzCronyismworldbankgirlfriendpromotionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1896904 unknown@Netscape.com An internal panel concludes World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz violated staff rules in arranging a promotion and pay raise for his girlfriend and questions whether he can still lead the bank, according to its report. The special ad hoc committee looked into allegations Wolfowitz broke conflict of interest rules in dealing with his girlfriend, S Tue, 15 May 2007 11:06:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1896904wolfowitzbankworldpresidentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1823767 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Senior U.S. Democrats urged President George W. Bush to step in to end the "historic crisis" over Paul Wolfowitz's World Bank leadership as pressure mounted for him to resign to avoid a possible divisive vote. Thu, 10 May 2007 03:39:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1823767bushwolfowitzworldbankdemocratsrepublicansNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1810132 unknown@Netscape.com The White House said Wednesday that its support for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to remain on the job is solid. On Tuesday, White House press secretary Tony Snow referred most questions about Wolfowitz's future to the World Bank and to the Treasury Department, whose secretary represents the United States on the bank board. Wed, 09 May 2007 18:00:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1810132wolfowitzpromotionCompanionNepotismworldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1780569 unknown@Netscape.com Kevin Kellems one of two key aides to World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz resigned on Monday, saying he could no longer effectively help advance the mission of the institution under the current leadership crisis. Mon, 07 May 2007 17:45:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1780569paulwolfowitzworldbankkevinKellemsPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1775092 unknown@Netscape.com Fallout from the sweet deal Paul Wolfowitz engineered for his girlfriend, Shaha Riza, may ultimately send the World Bank president running for the exit. David Corn digs into the details of an ethically sketchy arrangement. Sun, 06 May 2007 17:35:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1775092paulwolfowitzShahaRizaworldbankOPEDNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1752332 unknown@Netscape.com More than 700 World Bank staff have signed a letter expressing concern and calling for a resolution of a crisis involving bank President Paul Wolfowitz as a decision over his leadership looms. Sat, 05 May 2007 07:53:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1752332wolfowitzNepotismgirlfriendpromotionresignationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1688317 unknown@Netscape.com Secondly, allegedly on June 1st, Wolfowitz becomes eligible for some large financial bonus -- for performance and time on the job. One estimate puts this figure at about $400,000. Wolfowitz wants to make sure those funds are credited to his private bank account prior to resigning. (via raw story) Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:08:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1688317paulwolfowitzworldbankresignationMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1659527 unknown@Netscape.com Paul Wolfowitz encountered stiffening opposition Sat. to staying on as World Bank president amid allegations he showed favoritism in arranging a promotion and pay package for his girlfriend. European countries led by Germany and France want Wolfowitz to step down, while support for the embattled president has eroded in Nordic nations and elsewhere. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:33:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1659527wolfowitzNepotismgirlfriendpromotionresignationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1661648 unknown@Netscape.com Paul Wolfowitz encountered stiffening opposition Saturday to staying on as World Bank president amid allegations he showed favoritism in arranging a promotion and pay package for his girlfriend. Critics, including World Bank staff, former bank officials, the European Parliament, aid groups and some Democrats say the controversy has damaged the Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:06:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1661648wolfowitzworldbankpressureToresigncorruptionethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1647593 unknown@Netscape.com A World Bank committee investigating president Paul D. Wolfowitz has nearly completed a report that it plans to give the institution's governing board, concluding that he breached ethics rules when he engineered a pay raise for his girlfriend, three senior bank officials said Friday. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:48:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1647593paulwolfowitzShahaRizaworldbankpanelethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1604746 unknown@Netscape.com Paul Wolfowitz - Too Busy Ruining World To Buy Socks. Wolfowitz's regressive ideological system of Straussism is steeped imperial domination, authoritarian rule, and pure fascism. The unfolding crisis of Wolfowitz's romantic entanglement with Ms Riza is not without its element of farce, though he himself is without socks... Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:56:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1604746paulwolfowitzfascistTornsocksneoconworldbankscandalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1574235 unknown@Netscape.com A group of senior former World Bank employees has urged beleaguered head Paul Wolfowitz to resign, saying he can no longer be an effective leader. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:40:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1574235worldbankpaulwolfowitzscandalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1559781 unknown@Netscape.com In the real world, it takes about a week for someone who has disgraced himself like radio talk-show host Don Imus to lose his job. In Washington, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales hang on to their jobs for what seems like forever.Wolfowitz was caught dissembling about how his girlfriend, World Bank employee S Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:24:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1559781wolfowitzPinkslipshandGonzalesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1513887 unknown@Netscape.com A deputy to Paul Wolfowitz urged the World Bank chief on Wednesday to resign in the interests of the institution during a meeting of the bank's management, sources who participated in the meeting said. The sources told Reuters that World Bank Managing Director Graeme Wheeler, a bank veteran named by Wolfowitz as one of his two deputies a year ago, Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:35:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1513887paulwolfowitzworldbankfriendpayraisebushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1501524 unknown@Netscape.com The U.S. Defense Department ordered a contractor to hire a World Bank employee and girlfriend of then-Pentagon No. 2 Paul Wolfowitz in 2003 for work related to Iraq, the contractor said on Tuesday. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:50:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1501524paulwolfowitzShahaRizaworldbankpentagonContractorNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1468715 unknown@Netscape.com The embattled World Bank President, Paul Wolfowitz, has indicated he does not plan to resign over a pay scandal. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:38:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1468715worldbankpaulwolfowitzNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1460731 unknown@Netscape.com Testy exchanges and peremptory demands characterized Wolfowitz's dealings with the World Bank's staff and governors on a range of issues during his presidency, according to current and former senior bank officials. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:27:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1460731paulwolfowitzworldbankbushadministrationPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1459814 unknown@Netscape.com The controversy involving 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. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:58:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1459814worldbankpaulwolfowitzMoneypresidentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1446501 unknown@Netscape.com In the wake of reports of impropriety, Democratic presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards on Friday called for World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz to resign, citing a need to "restore America's credibility and moral leadership." Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:58:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1446501johnedwardspaulwolfowitzworldbankPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1442824 unknown@Netscape.com World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz personally dictated the terms under which the bank gave what it called his "domestic partner" substantial pay raises and promotions in exchange for temporarily leaving her job there during his tenure, according to documents released by the bank's executive board yesterday. Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:25:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1442824wolfowitzworldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1424879 unknown@Netscape.com Paul D. Wolfowitz's tenure as president of the World Bank was thrown into turmoil on Thursday by the disclosure that he had helped arrange a pay raise for his companion at the time of her transfer from the bank to the State Department, where she remained on the bank payroll. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:44:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1424879CompanionworldbankpaulwolfowitzpayraiseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/170552 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:07:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/170552neo-consworld bankrepublicanswolfowitz