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Sunday, May 15, 2011

International Monetary Fund - IMF - Strauss-Kahn IMF Managing Director - Diplomatic Immunity - IMF Bailout Negotiations -

Immunity defense would be hard for Strauss-Kahn
Reuters
By Brian Grow ATLANTA (Reuters) - If IMF Managing Director Dominique
Strauss-Kahn decides to seek diplomatic immunity to avoid sexual assault
charges, he will likely have an uphill climb, a Reuters review of US and
international laws and treaties, ...
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Athens tested by IMF bail-out negotiations
Financial Times
Achieving agreement on a broad-ranging privatisation programme to reduce
debt is critical to Greece's chances of getting a fresh European Union-IMF
bail-out loan in 2012 to avert a sovereign default. The IMF said on Sunday:
“The talks are continuing ...
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NYC police arrest IMF head in sexual assault
Washington Post
The leader of the International Monetary Fund was pulled from an airplane
moments before he was to fly to Paris and was arrested Sunday in connection
with the violent sexual assault of a hotel maid, police said. (May 15)
(/The Associated Press) ...
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Fleeing Cajun country...IMF chief accused...NHL player's brain donated
9&10 News
KROTZ SPRINGS, La. (AP) — Deputies are warning people to get out of
low-lying areas of Louisiana's Cajun country. Water is gushing from a
floodgate for the first time in four decades and slowly inundating the
region. Most residents are heeding the ...
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THE DISTILLERY: IMF turmoil
Business Spectator
The IMF's articles of agreement say that its officials “shall be immune
from legal process with respect to acts performed by them in their official
capacity except when the fund waives this immunity”. On Sunday, both the
IMF and Strauss-Kahn's lawyers ...
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Greece: IMF arrest will not affect reforms
Independent Online
The arrest of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will not affect Greece's
resolve to implement an EU/IMF bailout plan. Photo: Reuters The arrest of
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will not affect Greece's resolve to
implement an EU/IMF bailout plan, ...
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IMF head due in court...Kerry heads to Pakistan...Six dead in Ill. fire
9&10 News
NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of attending a meeting in Germany on the Greek
debt crisis, the head of the International Monetary Fund is expected to be
arraigned in a New York court this afternoon. Dominique Strauss-Kahn is
accused of sexually assaulting a ...
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Greek debt crisis to test cohesion of EU
Sydney Morning Herald
The Senningen meeting was sparked by heated words at last month's IMF
summit in Washington, where the US and Canada demanded assurances that
IMF's loans for Greece, Ireland and Portugal would not be wasted. With
Greece due to be assessed for a fifth, ...
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Floodgate opened...Huckabee won't run...IMF head questioned
9&10 News
In October 2008, Strauss-Kahn apologized after accusations that he had a
sexual relationship with an IMF subordinate. CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian
authorities say an angry mob has attacked a group of mainly Christian
protesters who've been holding a sit-in ...
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IMF head to plead not guilty
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff New York (CNN) -- International Monetary Fund head
Dominique Strauss-Kahn will plead not guilty to the charges against him,
his attorneys William Taylor and Benjamin Brafman told CNN Sunday.
Strauss-Kahn is charged with criminal ...
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IMF Head's Arrest Casts Shadow On Greek Bailout Meeting
By The Huffington Post News Editors
BERLIN — The arrest of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn complicates a key
European meeting on whether to give Greece billions more in aid – but
experts insisted one man's troubles won't keep the 17 eurozone nations from
trying to ...
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IMF Chief Dominique Strauss Kahn Arrested
By Joe Weisenthal
He was pulled off an Air France jet minutes before it was about to take off
to Paris.
<http://www.businessinsider.com/imf-chief-arrested-in-sodomy-investigation-2011-5>
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Head of IMF Arrested | Talking Points Memo
By Josh Marshall
From the WSJ ... A law enforcement official with knowledge of the case said
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, was taken
into police custody after being removed from an airplane at Kennedy
Airport.
<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2011/05/head_of_imf_arrested.php>
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Anne Sinclair, Wife Of IMF Head, Says Husband Dominique Strauss ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
(Reuters) - IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's wife Anne Sinclair said on
Sunday she had no doubt he would be proved innocent of sexual assault
charges made against him in New York following an alleged incident
involving a hotel maid.
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France rocked by arrest of IMF chief on sex assault charges — RT
By RT
The head of the IMF and a potential French presidential candidate has been
arrested and charged with a sexual attack, attempted rape and unlawful
imprisonment. Dominique Strauss-Kahn was pulled from a plane after
allegedly assaulting a ...
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Lawyer: IMF chief denies NYC sex-assault charges - Yahoo! News
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's reputation with women earned him the nickname "the
great seducer," and not even an affair with a subordinate could knock the
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France in shock as IMF chief charged with sex assault | Reuters
NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged on
Sunday with trying to rape a New York hotel maid in a scandal that appeared
to ...
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IMF chief to plead not guilty to sex charges - US news - Crime ...
The leader of the International Monetary Fund was pulled from an airplane
and arrested Sunday in connection with the violent sexual assault of a
hotel maid, ...
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Press Release: Statement on IMF Managing Director Dominique ...
“IMF Managing Director Strauss-Kahn was arrested in New York City. Mr.
Strauss- Kahn has retained legal counsel, and the IMF has no comment on the
case; ...
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