Sources say “there is a crisis atmosphere at World Bank headquarters,” as “displays of rebellion” are coming from “all levels of staff.” IPS reports:

[A]bout 110 country directors, their deputies and programme coordinators sent a message Friday saying they want Wolfowitz out.

At issue is a scandal involving excessive pay he coordinated for his girlfriend and then-Bank staffer Shaha Riza at a time when he was spearheading an anti-corruption campaign at the Bank and in its projects.

The officials, many of them considered senior staff, had met with Wolfowitz Wednesday at the Watergate office complex in Washington DC, where he was asked repeatedly to resign. At least four country directors publicly called upon him to leave his job.

The House today passed the Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act, which would, “for the first time, allow shareholders of corporations to at least have a say in the salaries given to executives.” Passage came only after conservatives attempted to use a legislative device called a “motion to recommit” to kill the measure. It’s been a common tactic in the 110th Congress. “The strategy is to institute a divisive change to the bill at the last moment, often unrelated to the original intent of the legislation, hoping that the altered bill can then be defeated on final passage.”

Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, who introduced the bill, spoke out against today’s motion to recommit in his usual biting and entertaining way. Watch it:

by Crooks and Liars’ John Amato for mocking VA Tech students. Hear the audio.

MoveOn and VoteVets have teamed up on a video project called VideoVets, to highlight the voices of U.S. soldiers and military families:

The administration tries to call anyone who criticizes their policy in Iraq ‘anti-troop,’ but the interviews below show that ‘supporting the troops’ does NOT mean supporting an endless war. The voices of these veterans and military families are missing from the debate in Washington. Together we can make sure they become a vital part of the national dialogue around ending the war.

You watch the videos and tell us what you think. Then, Academy Award winning director Oliver Stone will turn it into a TV ad-spreading this message even further.

Watch one of the videos, from Army Sgt. John Bruhns, an Iraq war veteran:

CongressDaily reports, “Pentagon lawyers abruptly blocked mid-level active-duty military officers from speaking Thursday during a closed-door House Armed Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee briefing about their personal experiences working with Iraqi security forces.” One correspondent tells Laura Rozen: “My guess: the training is not going well, there are some big gaps, and a bunch of horror stories that the Pentagon doesn’t want aired. … That said, this will backfire.”

TalkLeft asks, “Why did it take five weeks for Pat Tillman’s family to learn that his death was caused by friendly fire?” Now we know: “Within hours of Pat Tillman’s death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate, and ordering a sergeant to burn Tillman’s uniform.”

“Attorney General Gonzales is in good spirits,” a Justice Department official says, adding that Gonzales “spoke with a handful of senators” today. “He’s optimistic, feeling good. He is eager to get on with the other important work of the department.”

UPDATE: More details:

White House insiders told CNN after the testimony that Gonzales hurt himself during his testimony. [...]

“Everyone’s putting their best public face on,” one source said, “but everyone is discouraged. Everyone is disappointed.” [...]

One official, who works closely with Gonzales, described him as “out of touch” with the political pulse in Washington. The official said the attorney general is still optimistic that he can remedy the situation.

Digby has more on claims that Ted Olson is leading the pack of suggested Gonzales replacements.