WOLFOWITZ SPEAKS AT IMF/WORLD BANK MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz speaks to members of the media at a press briefing on the final day of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, in Washington on April, 15 2007. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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