| May 15, 2007 | -
Paul Wolfowitz announced that he would resign as president of the World Bank on June 30; the Bank in turn said that it accepted Wolfowitz's assurances that he had acted “in good faith” when he oversaw a promotion for his girlfriend Shaha Riza.
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Fin24
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MSNBC
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The Guardian
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| May 7, 2007 | -
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, who arranged a promotion for his companion, Shaha Ali Riza, in 2005, was found by a committee of directors to have had a conflict of interest, and his top communications aide quit. According to Bank officials, “devastating” documents showed that Wolfowitz had known at the time that the promotion might be seen as unethical. Some European countries allegedly threatened to reduce contributions to the Bank if Wolfowitz did not step down.
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NYT
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IHT
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NYT
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| April 13, 2007 | - Former Deputy Secretary of Defense and current World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz apologized to colleagues for arranging a salary increase and promotion for a Bank associate who was also his ex-girlfriend and faced booing, catcalls, and demands for his resignation.
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IHT
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NYT
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| March 31, 2005 | -
Paul Wolfowitz was confirmed as head of the World Bank.
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The Hindu
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| March 16, 2005 | -
George W. Bush recommended Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank, describing him as a “compassionate, decent man.”
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The New York Times
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| June 25, 2004 | -
Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy defense secretary, apologized for saying the reporters in Iraq were just repeating rumors because they're too afraid to travel.
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Reuters
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| December 10, 2003 | - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz decreed that Canada, Germany, France, Russia, and other nations that opposed the conquest of Iraq will be ineligible for $18.6 billion in reconstruction contracts. The announcement was greeted with astonishment by the blacklisted countries; Russia said that it would now refuse to consider restructuring Iraq's $8 billion debt, and Canada said the decision would probably rule out further reconstruction aid.
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Boston Globe
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| November 4, 2003 | -
Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy defense secretary, said that Palestinians should "adopt the ways of Gandhi."
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Times of India
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| October 25, 2003 | - Iraqi guerrillas using a homemade launching pad fired eight to ten rockets at the Al Rasheed hotel in Baghdad, where American officials have been staying since April. Some of the Americans were seen fleeing the luxury hotel in their pajamas and shorts; one of the missiles struck a floor just below Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, but he escaped unhurt. The following day, a suicide bomber driving an ambulance struck the offices of the International Red Cross in Baghdad; the bomb left a six-foot-deep crater and broke windows a mile away. Within 45 minutes, bombers struck four police stations in other neighborhoods; at least 34 died and more than 200 were injured in the attacks. "The more successful we are on the ground," said President Bush, "the more these killers will react."
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Associated Press
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| July 21, 2003 | - Deputy defense secretary Paul Wolfowitz warned Iraq's neighbors not to meddle with the American occupying forces, proclaiming, "I think all foreigners should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq."
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Reuters
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| May 30, 2003 | -
Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy defense secretary, admitted that the administration's focus on Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction was simply politically convenient.
"For bureaucratic reasons we settled on one issue, weapons of mass destruction," he said, "because it was the one reason everyone could agree on." Wolfowitz pointed with pride to the "huge prize" that resulted from the invasion, an alternative to Saudi Arabia as a base for American forces.
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Independent.co.uk
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| January 25, 2000 | -
Paul Wolfowitz rejoined the Bush Administration as an adviser on arms control.
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Boston Globe
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