Right to bear alms

摘要

One went quickly and quietly, the other is still fighting his corner. But the two men George Bush picked to lead the struggle against world poverty have both embarrassed the institutions they fronted. Randall Tobias, who directed America's foreign-aid efforts, resigned on April 27th after admitting he was a client of an escort service now being busted for prostitution. Meanwhile, Paul Wolfowitz (above), president of the World Bank, is still enduring a pummelling for his role in sweetening his girlfriend's exit from the bank, shortly after his arrival almost two years ago. As The Economist went to press, he had lost his authority, but not yet his office (see page 66).