Strauss-Kahn Asks for House Arrest

The AP reports : Hours after Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned from his post as manager of the International Monetary Fund — saying he felt compelled to focus his energy on the sexual assault charges he faces — the French politician will try to get out of jail. Behind bars on New York's …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

Report: Qaddafi's Wife & Daughter Fled to Tunisia

The Telegraph reports : Safiya Gaddafi and her daughter Aisha crossed into Tunisia "a few days ago" with a Libyan delegation, according to Tunisian security sources. Dozens of high-ranking Gaddafi officials, including ministers and ambassadors, have left the country or abandoned …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

Secret Service Sorry for Anti-FOX News Tweet

Huffington Post reports : The U.S. Secret Service issued an apology on Wednesday after an eyebrow-raising tweet went out on the agency's official Twitter account ( @SecretService ), which was just activated last week. The tweet, which stirred buzz despite swiftly being taken down, …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

The French Elite's Strauss-Kahn Defenders

David Rieff writes in The New Republic : Early in the summer of 1995, a colleague and I went into South Sudan to report from the side of the South Sudanese guerrilla army, the SPLA. At dinner on the day we arrived, completely out of the blue, one of our minders turned to me and said, “I …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Resigns IMF Post

Business Insider reports : Dominique Strauss-Kahn will announce his resignation as Managing Director of the IMF in the next few hours,  according to French blog Atlantico , citing a French diplomatic cable. According to Atlantico, France's consul general in New York saw "DSK", as he is …

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Written by FrumForum News on Thursday May 19, 2011

Giffords Recovers from Surgery

Huffington Post reports : Doctors repaired Gabrielle Giffords' skull on Wednesday, the latest milestone in her recovery from an assassination attempt and a procedure that experts say will improve her quality of life. A gunman shot her in the head more than four months ago in Tucson, …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Same Sex Case May Not Reach SCOTUS

Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- The legal dream team behind the successful challenge to California's law banning gay marriage may end up having their work stalled by arcane legal processes. In a Wednesday morning briefing for reporters, lawyers David Boies and Ted Olson -- who …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Reports Surfaced of Bin Laden Successor

Slate Magazine reports : Independent but unconfirmed reports suggest that al-Qaida has selected an interim chief to lead the militant organization while the group decides on a long-term replacement for Osama Bin Laden. That man: Saif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Al Qaeda Releases Posthumous Bin Laden Tape

The Daily Beast reports : He may be gone, but his voice still commands attention. In a newly released audio tape, Osama bin Laden is heard rejoicing in the string of uprisings in the Arab world, which have toppled autocratic rulers from Tunisia to Egypt. According to al Qaeda, the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

WH: Debt Ceiling Must Be Raised

Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- The White House said on Wednesday that there is no “Plan B” if Congress does not vote to increase the debt limit by August. The debt limit, which is currently set at $14.29 trillion, was reached on Monday, but Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Obama Will Pledge Economic Aid to Egypt and Tunisia

Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will announce plans Thursday to funnel billions of dollars in economic aid to Egypt and Tunisia as part of a broader effort to inject democracy into the Middle East and North Africa. Obama will unveil a massive package of …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Fights for Bail

The New York Times reports : After spending fewer than three days in a cell on Rikers Island , Dominique Strauss-Kahn is making a new appeal to get out on bail. Lawyers for Mr. Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund who is accused of sexually …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Gingrich Aide Blasts Media 'Minions'

Michael Calderone at Huffington Post reports : The Gingrich camp thinks the punditocracy's got it all wrong. When asked by The Huffington Post about media coverage this past week, Gingrich press secretary Rick Tyler fired off a response blasting the political and media elite. The …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Sofitel Maid to Testify Before Grand Jury

The Daily Mail reports: The hotel maid, who has accused IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Khan of a viscous sex attack, is set to testify in front of a grand jury today. Jeffrey Shapiro, the lawyer acting for the woman, said his client will say 'there was nothing consensual' about the assault …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Sarkozy on Strauss-Kahn: 'We Warned Him'

CBS News reports : While the International Monetary Fund's chief waits in New York's Rikers Island jail for his next court date on charges that he tried to rape a maid in a posh Manhattan hotel, news reports have detailed numerous other allegations of impropriety toward women on the part of …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Bloomberg Defends Perp Walk

New York Magazine reports: Mayor Bloomberg sounded almost Giuliani-esque when he defended the NYPD's decision to have IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn — known back home as "the Hot Rabbit" — do a "perp walk" for allegations that he raped a maid at a Times Square hotel. Bloomberg fired back …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Mullen: No Proof Pakistani Leaders Knew Bin Laden Lair

CNN reports : The United States has seen no evidence that the senior Pakistani leadership knew of Osama bin Laden's presence in Pakistan, Adm. Mike Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters Wednesday.

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Cantor Criticizes Gingrich

Politico reports : RICHMOND, Va.— House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said he called Newt Gingrich Tuesday to let him know “he was out of line” when he criticized the House Republican budget. “I disagreed with him, ” Cantor told POLITICO in an interview here Wednesday. “And he heard …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Gates: Raid Leaks Harm Future Ops

Politico reports : The amount of information released by the White House about the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound could jeopardize future missions, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Wednesday. “Frankly, a week ago Sunday, in the Situation Room, we all agreed that we would …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Group Calls for Kagan Health Case Recusal

Legal Newsline reports : WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A public interest group says U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan helped coordinate the defense of federal health care reform during her prior job as solicitor general. Kagan has not yet recused herself from hearing the several …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011