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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 …

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 …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

A Get Rich Slow Scheme

A cheap dollar is no fun for Americans, but as my latest column for The Week points out: it may bring us out of our recession. A cheap dollar is no fun for Americans, but as my latest column for The Week points out: it may bring us out of our recession. Work more. Save more. Export more. …

Written by David Frum 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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Canada's Worn-Out Military

Canada's Afghan mission has so depleted its armed forces that they may need a full year to recover before being able to deploy again overseas. As Canada prepares to leave Afghanistan, a weakness in our military is inadvertently revealed in comments by Lt.-Gen Peter Devlin, Commander of the …

Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday May 18, 2011

U.S. Hits Assad with Sanctions

Reuters reports : The United States imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other top aides for human rights abuses on Wednesday in a dramatic escalation of pressure on Syria to cease its brutal crackdown on protesters. Targeting Assad personally with sanctions, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Rape Accuser in Apt for AIDS Patients

The New York Post reports : Dominique Strauss-Kahn may have more to worry about than a possible prison sentence. The IMF chief's alleged sex-assault victim lives in a Bronx apartment rented exclusively for adults with HIV or AIDS, The Post has learned. The hotel maid, a West African …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Strauss-Kahn on Suicide Watch

NBC News reports : The International Monetary Fund chief accused of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid is on suicide watch in his Rikers Island cell, NBC New York has learned. The special designation for Dominique Strauss-Kahn means he is checked every 15 to 30 minutes and has …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Air Force One Aborts Landing

ABC News reports : Air Force One executed a missed approach on its first attempt to land today at Bradley Field in Connecticut, circling the airport before making a successful landing on the second try. The FAA said visibility was “below the minimum, ” meaning the pilots couldn’t see …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011

The GOP's New Line: Defaults Don't Matter

As the GOP latches on to the false idea that a default is manageable, even the debts of the United States have become another tool of politics. Noah Kristula-Green makes the important point that Stanley Druckenmiller's weekend WSJ interview has blossomed in a matter of days into something like …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Toomey Brushes Off Debt Default Danger

Senator Pat Toomey might not want to face a default, but he also thinks it wouldn't be the end of the world. Would markets feel the same way? Senator Pat Toomey claims that he doesn’t want the US to face a default, but he is definitely interested in the arguments made by conservative op-ed …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Wednesday May 18, 2011

FroshUpdate: Freshmen Pump Gas for Constituents

Several Reps. who avoided scheduling town hall meetings during the Easter recess are making them up this week. Meanwhile, a common event during district work week has been Reps. heading to a local gas station to pump gas and talk to constituents. Also emphasizing energy policy are Reps. Palazzo and …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Is Strauss-Kahn a Repeat Offender?

Ben Stein may want to take note: stories are now surfacing alleging that Dominique Strauss-Kahn committed other attacks in the past. Attention Ben Stein: seems DSK may well have done it before ... and before that ... Tweet

Written by David Frum on Wednesday May 18, 2011

Book: Strauss-Kahn Raped Mexican Maid

The Business Insider reports : A woman who claims to be a former colleague of Dominique Strauss-Kahn wrote a book that says the IMF chief is "credited with several alleged sexual assaults, including a Mexican maid." According to a translation of an article by El Universal , the book, …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday May 18, 2011