Wolfowitz Hires Prominent Lawyer in Fight to Stay at World Bank

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Wolfowitz Hires Prominent Lawyer in Fight to Stay at World Bank
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Published: April 24, 2007

WASHINGTON, April 23 — Paul D. Wolfowitz, signaling anew that he will fight for his job as World Bank president, has enlisted a prominent lawyer who defended President Bill Clinton against accusations of sexual misconduct to help convince the bank’s board that Mr. Wolfowitz has done nothing to justify being ousted.

Robert S. Bennett, the lawyer selected by Mr. Wolfowitz, said in an interview that before the bank’s board acted on charges of ethical lapses, he and Mr. Wolfowitz wanted more time to prepare a case showing that the bank president had acted properly on all matters that the board is investigating.

“I am very worried about the rush to judgment,” Mr. Bennett said. “We just had a wonderful example of that in the Duke lacrosse case. I have reviewed the essential documents, and I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that Mr. Wolfowitz exercised good faith and that everything he did was in the best interests of the bank.”

It was unclear whether Mr. Wolfowitz intended to pay his legal fees himself or whether he would seek reimbursement from the bank. His latest sign of apparent determination to keep his job came as the furor over his record continued to spread.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/washington/24wolfowitz.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

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1. Apparently, the World Bank intends to ignore Mr. Bennett.

A wise decision.

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2. Did he hire

Alberto, he may have some free days soon.

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3. That stuff about family planning and environmental programs ..and cutting them...

is really really really creepy. Leading on issues such as these changes the lives of millions. Why do the neocons want to see people hurt and impoverished .... I don't know.