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Daily Archives: March 23rd, 2012

President Barack Obama names a great progressive, Jim Yong Kim, as America’s choice to head the World Bank

Excerpt: Heart­en­ing news from the Oth­er Wash­ing­ton this morn­ing: Pres­i­dent Barack Oba­ma has named Dart­mouth pres­i­dent Jim Yong Kim — a glob­al health expert and a skilled pro­gres­sive leader — as the Unit­ed States’ choice to head the World Bank after Robert Zoel­lick steps down in June. “Jim has spent more than two decades work­ing to improve […]
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Policy Topics, World Commmunity
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