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The Gambler: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, A Psychological Profile
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Sex, Lies And American Justice: French Still Try To Understand Strauss-Kahn Case
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Weaker but Not Lost: The Case Against Strauss-Kahn
In the hours before Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrived in court on Friday morning, rumors flew that prosecutors might drop the case against the former director of the International Monetary Fund. As first reported in the New York Times, prosecutors disclosed to Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers on June 30 that the woman accusing him of trying to rape her in his hotel suite had lied to investigators on a number of occasions and that her credibility had come into question.
How Dominique Strauss-Kahn Could Salvage His Political Career
Can Dominique Strauss-Kahn salvage a future in French politics? Despite his legal problems in the U.S., observers say his most optimistic backers are keeping alive scenarios of their champion somehow extricating himself from the catastrophic turn in his once-brilliant career.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn in Court: Trial of Century Begins
The scrum of reporters assembles in the pre-dawn quiet two blocks from the border of Chinatown. It is more than two hours before Dominique Strauss-Kahn is scheduled to make an appearance, but it doesn’t matter.
Who’s Keeping an Eye on Strauss-Kahn?
A week after former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn posted a $1 million cash bail and a $5 million bond, he was moved from temporary lodgings on lower Broadway to a large townhouse in Tribeca. Unlike a large apartment building, a townhouse has no doorman, but for DSK, there is no need.
THE ADMINISTRATION: The Strauss Affair
THE ADMINISTRATION The Strauss Affair Along a dim corridor outside the U.S. Senate chamber one evening strode a big, round-shouldered man with a conspicuous smile curling on lips that more often turn soberly downward
Cue the Conspiracy Theories: The Strauss-Kahn Reaction and French Democracy
After Strauss-Kahn: Who’s Next to Head the IMF?
Even before Dominique Strauss-Kahn announced from New York’s Riker’s Island prison on Wednesday that he was stepping down as head of the International Monetary Fund , world powers were already jostling over who could replace him. Indeed, since Strauss-Kahn’s arrest last Saturday on charges of attempted rape, European officials have been swift to argue that Europe should maintain the hold it has had on the IMF’s top job ever since the Washington D.C.-based organization was created in 1945
Did DSK Benefit from French Media Obsession with Elites?
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