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IMF Has Many Ethics Rules ... for the Little Guys Only

Guidelines really don't apply to top brass

(Newser) - The IMF has gotten tough on ethics over the last four years—well, ethics as they apply to the little guys. In a look at its ethics policy in the wake of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest, the New York Times reports that the fund has tightened the internal methods it...

Christine Lagarde, Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Likely Successor, Is Also His Antithesis: Maureen Dowd
 DSK's Likely 
 Successor Is 
 His Antithesis 
MAUREEN DOWD
May 29, 2011 11:30 AM CDT

DSK's Likely Successor Is His Antithesis

Christine Lagarde would signal a new era at the IMF

(Newser) - If Dominique Strauss-Kahn presided over a testosterone-fueled, gray-suit clad world of international finance, then it is perhaps no small irony that it's poised to get a zebra-print breath of fresh air in the form of his likely successor. New York Times scribe Maureen Dowd writes a glowing profile of...

IMF Chief Wannabe: I'm 'Firm When People Are Bastards'

Christine Lagarde aims to take over for Strauss-Kahn

(Newser) - With Dominique Strauss-Kahn otherwise engaged , the IMF needs a new boss—and France’s finance minister is planning a world tour to prove she’s best for the job. Christine Lagarde will stop in China, India, and Brazil to offer her platform, which focuses on giving emerging countries more say...

Strauss-Kahn Leans Toward Risky 'Consent' Defense

His legal team says evidence will not prove a forcible encounter

(Newser) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has shed little public light on his account of what happened between him and the hotel housekeeper who accused him of sexually attacking her , but his legal team appears intent on making the case that it was not a forcible encounter. That's a common...

France's Finance Minister Announces Bid to Head IMF

Christine Lagarde will seek to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn

(Newser) - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, considered the frontrunner to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the IMF, announced today she does in fact want the job. Lagarde is backed by many European countries including Germany and Britain . Yesterday, developing nations issued a statement urging the IMF to abandon its longtime...

Strauss-Kahn Pals Offered to Pay Off Accuser's Kin

Plus: IMF head allegedly told victim: 'Don't you know who I am?'

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s friends are reportedly hoping enough money can convince the maid he allegedly raped to drop the case—but because she’s in protective custody, they’ve instead made the pitch to her extended family, who live in an impoverished West African village, a French businesswoman close to...

Strauss-Kahn Hit On Hotel Receptionist

The next morning, sobbing maid tells of alleged rape

(Newser) - Accused sex attacker and former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn was apparently a man on a mission the week he was charged with the attempted rape of a New York hotel maid . Just after he checked into his $3,000-a-night Sofitel suite he called the hotel receptionist and asked her to...

Britain, Germany Back Lagarde as New IMF Boss

French finance minister appears to be the frontrunner

(Newser) - When it comes to replacing Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the IMF, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde appears to be the leading candidate. Britain and Germany are the latest in the chorus of countries calling for her to replace fellow Frenchman Strauss-Kahn, who resigned last week amid charges of sexual assault. German...

Anne Sinclair, Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Wife, Is a Formidable Force Standing By Her Man
 Behind Strauss-Kahn, 
 a Formidable Wife 
PROFILE
May 21, 2011 9:12 AM CDT

Behind Strauss-Kahn, a Formidable Wife

Anne Sinclair is all but French royalty

(Newser) - She's a former journalistic powerhouse, the dazzling daughter of a renowned and moneyed family, and the driving force behind her husband's political career who is now mired in his staggering downfall: And she's not Maria Shriver. Anne Sinclair was all but French royalty when she married Dominque...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Is Released From Rikers on $1M Bail
Strauss-Kahn Released
From Rikers
May 20, 2011 5:43 PM CDT

Strauss-Kahn Released From Rikers

Also: He invited hotel receptionist to his room before alleged assault

(Newser) - It took a little longer than expected , but Dominique Strauss-Kahn is free on bail. The former IMF chief left Rikers this afternoon, reports CNN . He will stay in one location in New York City for a few days, then move to a longer-term site. Strauss-Kahn put up $1 million cash...

Harassment Rampant at IMF, Say Female Employees

Strauss-Kahn arrest dredges up more grievances

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn wasn’t the only womanizer at the IMF. The bank’s executives are so notorious around the office that many female employees avoid wearing skirts lest they attract undue attention, the New York Times reports. IMF rules specifically allowed romance between employees until earlier this month, and employees...

Strauss-Kahn Gets $1M Bail, Home Detention

Former IMF chief is indicted on sex-assault charges

(Newser) - A judge has agreed to free former IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn from a New York City jail on the condition that he remain under house arrest. The judge set bail at $1 million and approved an elaborate arrangement under which the 62-year-old diplomat and banker would be confined to a...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Resigns as IMF Head
 Strauss-Kahn Resigns 
May 19, 2011 5:50 AM CDT

Strauss-Kahn Resigns

Jailed IMF chief steps down with immediate effect

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn has stepped down as director of the International Monetary Fund. Strauss-Kahn, who is being held in New York's Rikers Island prison on sexual assault charges, denied the charges against him but said he wanted to protect his family and the IMF, reports the New York Times . The...

Dominique Strass-Kahn Could Be Free on Bail Tomorrow If Judge Accepts New Deal
IMF Chief Makes
New Plea for Bail 
May 18, 2011 7:00 PM CDT

IMF Chief Makes New Plea for Bail

Strauss-Kahn could be out tomorrow if judge agrees

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn could be released on bail tomorrow if a judge accepts a new deal, and his attorneys think he has a decent shot. The IMF chief would post $1 million and agree to stay at his Manhattan residence while wearing an electronic bracelet and under the watch of a...

Ben Stein Defends IMF Boss DSK, Comes Under Criticism Himself
Ben Stein Vilified After Defending IMF Boss
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May 18, 2011 11:53 AM CDT

Ben Stein Vilified After Defending IMF Boss

He wonders how a 'short, fat old man' could rape anyone

(Newser) - Ben Stein is taking an Internet whipping for his defense of Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the American Spectator . Among Stein's arguments: "If he is such a womanizer and violent guy with women, why didn't he ever get charged until now? " and, skeptical of claims that DSK overpowered...

Pressure Is On for IMF to Replace Strauss-Kahn

Timothy Geithner, others imply he should resign

(Newser) - As Dominique Strauss-Kahn sits in Rikers Island , the pressure on the IMF to replace him as chief is building, the Wall Street Journal reports. Strauss-Kahn is “obviously not in the position to run the IMF,” Timothy Geithner said last night in his first public comments on the incident,...

Lawyer: Strauss-Kahn Maid Devastated, Has No Agenda

Victim 'had no idea who IMF chief was when she reported attack'

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged attack on a hotel maid has had a "cataclysmic effect" on the 32-year-old immigrant's life, her lawyer tells the AP , and she's now in hiding from the media. And signs point to a life that hadn't been easy before she crossed paths...

IMF Chief On Suicide Watch
 IMF Chief On Suicide Watch 
May 18, 2011 1:40 AM CDT

IMF Chief On Suicide Watch

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has wing of Rikers Island to himself

(Newser) - It's a long way from the hotel suites he's used to, but Dominique Strauss-Kahn still has plenty of space to himself. The IMF chief is being held at Rikers Island on sexual assault charges in an empty 14-cell wing of the massive jail, reports AP . He has been...

Sobbing IMF Maid: Someone Did Something Bad to Me

Plus: Defense may argue sex was consensual

(Newser) - About an hour after her alleged sexual assault at the hands of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the hotel maid involved in the case called her brother sobbing uncontrollably, he says, telling him: “Somebody did something really bad to me." Now, her older brother says, the 32-year-old west African immigrant, reportedly...

IMF Boss: I Love Women ... So What?

Strauss-Kahn expected 'honey trap' that could end in a rape rap

(Newser) - Accused sex attacker Dominique Strauss-Kahn shrugged off rumors about his relationship with women in a recent interview—and predicted a rape accusation in his future. "Yes, I love women ... so what?" the IMF boss asked a reporter from the French newspaper Liberation just last month after the thrice-divorced dad...

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