Archive - May 8, 2007

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Tue, 05/08/2007 - 15:58

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Headlines(5:10)
NORTHERN IRELAND GOVERNMENT SWORN IN

A power sharing government resumed today in Northern Ireland for the first time in 5 years. Maeve Conran reports.

INCREASED CALLS FOR WOLFOWITZ TO RESIGN

European finance ministers have added their voices to the chorus calling for the resignation of World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz. The White House has also begun to distance itself from the scandal involving the former Bush Administration official. The mounting pressure comes as the New York Times reports that a special World Bank panel has found Wolfowitz guilty of a conflict of interest for awarding a lucrative pay raise and promotion to his longtime companion.