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New President Proposed for World Bank President Bush has nominated Robert Zoellick, the former No. 2 at the State Department, to succeed Paul Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank.

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President Bush has nominated Robert Zoellick, the former No. 2 at the State Department, to succeed Paul Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank.

Peter Goodman of the Washington Post talks with Madeleine Brand about the nominee.