strauss kahn
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn during a hearing in New York State Supreme Court June 6, 2011 in New York. [1]
Strauss-Kahn, 62, was a steward of the world economy and a leading candidate for next year’s French presidential election until he was arrested on May 14 and charged with the attempted rape and sexual abuse of a hotel maid in New York. [2]
Then-French Treasury Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn, left, arrives in Venice for talks with his Italian counterpart in 1998. [...] And to those who thought he’d be marginalized in an outdated institution when he joined the Washington, D.C.-based IMF, Strauss-Kahn is the adroit administrator who emerged as a key to stabilizing some of Europe’s tottering economies. [...] But to many in his native France, the 62-year-old French politician and economist is the pragmatic former finance minister who broke with Socialist Party orthodoxy by persuading skeptics to accept the transition to the euro. [3]
The lunch that Saturday afternoon, in a wood-paneled seafood restaurant eight blocks from his hotel, began less than an hour after what prosecutors have charged was his sexual attack on a 32-year-old Guinean housekeeper who came to clean his suite. [...] Lawyers are seeking security tapes from the restaurant that might show Mr. Strauss-Kahn. [...] Dominique Strauss-Kahn ate here, on West 52nd Street, with his daughter on May 14, soon after leaving his Midtown hotel. [4]
The official says prosecutors believe the hotel housekeeper lied about various details on her application for asylum in the U.S., including a claim that she had been raped in her native Guinea. [1]
Across France, after the shock of Strauss-Kahn’s arrest, came speculation, self-pity and conspiracy theories. [5]
Earlier today, the maid identified Strauss-Kahn out of a police lineup, cops said. [6]
The front-runner in the polls for the April 2012 presidential race before his arrest, Strauss-Kahn had been widely expected to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy. [2]
Miss Davis, 35, who claims to have a long list of celebrity clients, said Mr Strauss-Kahn called her directly on her mobile phone and paid $1,200 cash for two-hour sessions in hotel rooms. [7]
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was born in the wealthy Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. [8]
Although Strauss-Kahn had been a political rival, French President Nicolas Sarkozy nominated him in 2007 to succeed outgoing Rodrigo de Rato of Spain as IMF managing director. [3]
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[1] Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case Reportedly Near Collapse
[2] Case against Strauss-Kahn near collapse: sources
[3] Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn: The portrait of a paradox
[4] Strauss-Kahn’s Demeanor at Lunch May Play Key Role in His Trial
[5] Dominique Strauss-Kahn to face fresh sex assault complaint
[6] Strauss-Kahn hotel sex case delayed for tests; maid ID’d him in lineup
[7] Dominique Strauss-Kahn: IMF head ‘hired prostitutes from Manhattan …
[8] Dominique Strauss-Kahn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia