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Wolfowitz Approved as World Bank Chief

The World Bank's international board of directors approves Paul Wolfowitz as the bank's next president. Wolfowitz is now undersecretary of defense and was an architect of the war in Iraq.

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Adam Davidson
Adam Davidson is a contributor to Planet Money, a co-production of NPR and This American Life. He also writes the weekly "It's the Economy" column for the New York Times Magazine.
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