Democrats tell Bush it's time for Wolfowitz to go

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Senior U.S. Democrats on Wednesday urged President George W. Bush to help end the "historic crisis" over Paul Wolfowitz's leadership of the World Bank as the bank's board delayed a decision over his fate until next week.

In a letter to Bush on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Democratic Sens. Patty Murray, Richard Durbin and Charles Schumer warned that the crisis was damaging the institution and undermining U.S. interests, especially its traditional role in choosing the bank's president.

"We urge you to take decisive action quickly to bring this crisis to a close," they told Bush, echoing concerns expressed by other prominent Democrats, including presidential candidates Bill Richardson and John Edwards.

The Democratic senators said the bank's board may be compelled to vote on Wolfowitz's fate, an unprecedented step.

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