WH giving Frist ‘close scrutiny’ as Wolfowitz replacement.

Last week, ThinkProgress reported that the Bush administration was considering Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) to replace Paul Wolfowitz as head of the World Bank. Today, the Wall Street Journal reports that Frist is receiving “especially close scrutiny for the job.” He is also a “favorite of Mr. Bush’s national-security adviser, Stephen Hadley, according to one individual familiar with White House deliberations.”