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Source: ABC News

IN A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL SAYS 'ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE' IN THE CONTROVERSY OVER WORLD BANK PRESIDENT PAUL WOLFOWITZ

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World Bank President Losing White House Backing
Whtie House Official Says 'All Options Are on the Table'


A senior White House official tells ABC News that "all options are on the table" regarding Paul Wolfowitz's future and "it is an open question" whether he should remain president of the World Bank.

"If you don't have board support and you don't have staff support, it is hard to get anything done," the official tells ABC News.

This is a significant reversal on the part of the White House, which until now has backed Wolfowitz despite sharp criticism over his giving his girlfriend and bank employee Shaha Riza a $47,000 pay raise.

The official said the White House is considering two main questions regarding Wolfowitz: how he handled his girlfriend's pay raise and whether the former deputy defense secretary should remain president of the World Bank.