Interview: Nancy Birdsall and Emira Woods discuss the World Bank

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ED GORDON
NPR Special
03-18-2005
Interview: Nancy Birdsall and Emira Woods discuss the World Bank

Host: ED GORDON
Time: 9:00-10:00 AM

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On Wednesday, President Bush nominated Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank.

President GEORGE W. BUSH: I think Paul will be a strong president of the World Bank. I've said he was a man of good experiences. He helped manage a large organization. The World Bank's a large organization. The Pentagon is a large organization. He's been involved in the management of ...

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