Robert Zoellick, President Bush’s former trade chief and No. 2 diplomat, appeared certain to win approval as the World Bank’s next president. The World Bank’s 24-member board scheduled a closed-door meeting Monday to take up Zoellick’s nomination, which was put forward by Bush. No other countries nominated candidates. Zoellick would succeed Paul Wolfowitz, who will step down on June 30, ending a stormy two-year tenure at the poverty-fighting institution. (AP)