Monday
May162011
What Really Happened To Osama
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Monday
May162011
BREAKING: Lawmaker Alleges IMF Chief Strauss-Kahn 'Victimized Several Maids During Past Stays At Same Hotel'
A rival lawmaker also alleged, without offering evidence, that Dominique Strauss-Kahn had victimized several maids during past stays at the luxury Sofitel hotel near Times Square. McConnell, the prosecutor, said in court Monday that New York authorities are investigating at least one other case of "conduct similar to the conduct alleged" at the Sofitel.
Also this afternoon from the NY Post, new details emerge.
Monday
May162011
Video: Dominique Strauss-Kahn Perp Walk
Video - DSK does the NYC perp walk...
Bail Denied for IMF Chief
A New York judge has ordered the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, to be remanded in custody after prosecutors expressed fears that he might flee to France to escape charges of sexually assaulting a hotel maid.
The judge, Melissa Jackson, refused a request for bail, agreeing that Strauss-Kahn, who was pulled off a Paris-bound plane on Saturday and charged with a criminal sexual act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment, represented a flight risk.
His defence lawyers said Strauss-Kahn denied the charges, and one of them, Ben Brafman, said it was "quite likely he will be exonerated". Earlier they said Strauss-Kahn had agreed to undergo scientific and forensic tests and intends to "vigorously" defend himself.
The prosecution on Monday compared Strauss-Kahn to Roman Polanski, the film director who fled the US in 1978 after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with an underage girl. Prosecutors said they were investigating an additional incident, without specifying what it related to, and that they were waiting for the forensic information from the hotel.
The defence offered $1m (£618,000) bail and said the IMF chief was prepared to reside with his daughter in Manhattan and wear an electronic bracelet. But the judge refused.
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Here's a nugget from another story. Our question is 'tax-free' where?
In France or the U.S.?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: from $3,000-a-night suite to police cell
The former French finance minister, who as IMF head earns $420,930 a year tax free, was taken to a police holding cell in Harlem. Reporters from across the world massed outside and, at 3am, a police spokesman confirmed Strauss-Kahn had been charged with a criminal sexual act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment.
Monday
May162011
Banking Capitalists Who Fear Free Markets
Capitalism is supposed to produce losses on bad investments. But all too often it has not. In Tokyo this week, corporate executives were outraged when a Japanese government official suggested that banks might have to take losses on loans to the company that produced a nuclear catastrophe.
Monday
May162011
IMF's Strauss-Kahn May Face NEW Sexual Assault Charge, Perp Walk Photo Of DSK, Obama On Corporate Taxes - 'Whatever GE wants', SS Trust Fund Loses $1T (LINKS)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, center, departs a New York Police Department precinct on his way to Manhattan Criminal Court in New York late Sunday.
- IMF's Strauss-Kahn may face NEW sexual assault complaint
- DSK faces further claim of sexual assault - Victim Speaks Out
- Ireland - Public Sector Fatcats
- Goldman Sachs' Dublin profits fall by one-third
- Obama on Corporate Taxes – “Whatever GE wants”
- Bill Shifts Drilling Cases To Court Run By Judges With Oil Investments
- Krugman is ready to battle over debt ceiling
- Gingrich Disagrees with Paul Ryan on Medicare
- Empire State index shows MUCH slower growth in May
- Substantial damage to 2 more Fukushima reactors
- Gold is our largest position: PIMCO’s equities manager
- Scandal in China Felt on Wall Street
- The Known Unknown of Greek Debt
- The Destruction of Economic Facts
- SS Trust Fund - "We lost $1.1 Trillion last year!"
- New details on Strauss-Kahn rape case
- More Details - WSJ
- Der Spiegel - 'Dominique Strauss-Kahn Is Finished'
- IMF in Wake of Scandal Turns to Lipsky
- Commentary - Euro zone awash in moral hazards
Sunday
May152011
IMF Sodomizes Another Victim: Dominique Strauss-Kahn Accused Of Sexually Assaulting NYC Hotel Maid
Updated on May 14, 2011 at 9:18 PM by
Dr. Pitchfork
Updated on May 15, 2011 at 12:29 PM by
DailyBail
Updated on May 15, 2011 at 10:26 PM by
DailyBail
Sunday
May152011
War Fatigue In House GOP, More Waivers For Obamacare, $200K OC Lifeguards, Sanchez Says 'Audit The Fed!', GOP Says 'No' To TSA, IMF Warns EU Over Debt (LINKS)
Friday
May132011
Goldman Sachs Goes PE On China, EU Says Greece Needs More Austerity, Ron Paul Makes It Official For 2012 (LINKS)
Goldman and Morgan Stanley are reportedly planning to set up yuan-dominated private equity funds in China.
- S&P: Portugal banks facing new core capital needs
- EU: Greece must implement more austerity measures
- Greek PM Says Borrowing Costs Not Sustainable
- Central Banks Purchase 127 Tons Of Gold In Q1
- Delinquent New Yorkers Have Lived Mortgage-Free For Nearly 3 Years
- Osama Bin Laden revenge blasts kill 80
- US Debt Limit Talks Embroiled in Chaos
- Zero Hedge Sets A New Record In Dumbing Down the Silver Community
- Irish Muslim arrested in Dublin over Obama threats
- Exclusive: Ireland will seek to reschedule EU-IMF loans
- Florida's Assistant AG FIRED for "Moonlighting" at Foreclosure Mill
- J.P. Morgan's hunt for Afghan gold - Must Read
- Ron Paul officially announces new run for US presidency
- Hedge-fund managers ponder Armageddon
- Medicare, Social Security finance outlook worsens
Friday
May132011
Paul Krugman Kicks Elite Ass, Faceplants Into Keynes
Strange bedfellows. I've said it since day 1. Krugman was right about the bailouts and wrong about everything else. In his latest column, he's right again. And then horribly, horribly wrong.
Friday
May132011
