Critics Condemn World Bank and IMF Meeting Priorities

Today, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund kicked off
joint meetings in Washington DC. Protesters were few and scattered,
with the bulk of larger actions scheduled to begin tomorrow. The
meetings come in the wake of a corruption scandal at the World Bank
this spring that forced the resignation of then-president Paul
Wolfowitz. Since then former US trade representative and Deputy
Secretary of State Robert Zoellick has taken the helm at the bank.

This morning, Zoellick and outgoing IMF Manager Rodrigo Rato laid out
the overall agenda of the meetings – with a focus on issues such as
emerging global markets and the status of agriculture in developing
countries. But critics of the World Banks say what they really need to
talk about is global warming, debt cancellation and limiting America's
influence.

Karen Miller has more from DC.