Paul wolfowitz and Carly Fiorina have little in common. One is America's craggy deputy defence secretary, best known as the top neo-con in the Bush administration. The other is a telegenic but fallen corporate titan, recently ousted as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard (HP). This week both were tipped, within hours of one another, to be on George Bush's short-list for appointment as president of the World Bank. Mr Wolfowitz quickly killed the idea. But Ms Fiorina is under consideration. Is the White House thinking creatively, or getting desperate?
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