Tony Snow uses a truly unfortunate turn of phrase over the fate of Paul Wolfowitz. The White House will not negotiate with international finance bureaucracies!

Only after the charges against Wolfowitz are resolved, he said, would it then be appropriate to consider the bank's leadership going forward.

"Separately, at some point in the future there are going to be conversations about the proper stewardship of the World Bank," Snow said. "In that sense ... all options are on the table," Snow said.

The D.C. National Guard has been federalized and will begin its march down H Street after a brief missile volley.