Wednesday, February 15, 2012

WORLD BANK HEAD TO STEP DOWN


"Asked specifically about Hillary Clinton or Larry Summers as possible candidates, Carney said, "There is a lot of speculation in the press about this and other jobs...I am not going to confirm any of it." - Reuters via Drudge

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Wednesday he will step down in June, raising questions as to whether the United States will for the first time throw open the job it has always claimed as its own.