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hifiguy

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15. Dr. Kim sounds like just what the World Bank needs.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 02:49 PM

Mar 2012

I somehow doubt he is much of a believer in the Shock Doctrine.

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President Obama’s Groundbreaking Choice for World Bank President [View all] bigtree Mar 2012 OP

Thanks for the information. n/t ProSense Mar 2012 #1

happy to introduce Dr. Kim bigtree Mar 2012 #2

Thank you bigtree. He sounds like an amazing man, and a potentially huge asset. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #3

Sounds like a really decent choice. TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #4

kick bigtree Mar 2012 #5

What a good pick. efhmc Mar 2012 #6

This is absolutely his best pick for any position he has made so far. I donate to PIH and they do jwirr Mar 2012 #7

remarks by President on nomination bigtree Mar 2012 #8

kick bigtree Mar 2012 #9

And he can rap! frazzled Mar 2012 #10

I was just ProSense Mar 2012 #11

Is it true that he refused to disclose the details of the budget at Dartmouth? JDPriestly Mar 2012 #12

I have ProSense Mar 2012 #13

There are some good excerpts from an interview on Charlie Rose. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #32

two sentences which are described as the opinion of a 'hostile' editorial? bigtree Mar 2012 #14

Don't believe a lot of political stuff on wikipedia. People are putting right wing crap on that site mucifer Mar 2012 #26

He was too cute!! I'm dying! Number23 Mar 2012 #22

OMG That was so awesome! JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #25

Dr. Kim sounds like just what the World Bank needs. hifiguy Mar 2012 #15

Aljazeera: Jim Yong Kim comes as surprise pick for international financial institution's top job pampango Mar 2012 #16

not a banker, not a financial broker, not a corporate exec bigtree Mar 2012 #17

about time the world bank got back on track Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #18

CGD thinks otherwise Jeneral2885 Mar 2012 #19

they had their sights set on their own candidate bigtree Mar 2012 #20

Which has sound arguments Jeneral2885 Mar 2012 #27

I'm not going to argue bigtree Mar 2012 #30

Love it! Number23 Mar 2012 #21

right, it was going to be an American chosen bigtree Mar 2012 #23

How will he manage Jeneral2885 Mar 2012 #28

Excellent move. Now if only he'd find a couple of people-- eridani Mar 2012 #24

I doubt many know what the Bank really is Jeneral2885 Mar 2012 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Mar 2012 #31