How Did the Sofitel Fail to Screen the Maid?

Why was the Sofitel New York completely unaware of the character of the maid that they hired? Dominique Strauss-Kahn The DSK scandal was disturbing from the start, there were so many oddities: the head of the International Monetary Fund - about as high up there as the Pope - yanked out …

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Written by Sean Linnane on Tuesday July 5, 2011

Is Strauss-Kahn Set for a Comeback?

If the case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn collapses under the weight of his accuser's reportedly increasing non-credibility, does the way open up for a presidential bid? If the case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn collapses under the weight of his accuser's reportedly increasing non-credibi…

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Written by David Frum on Friday July 1, 2011

French Socialists Stand Up for Privilege

With the French Socialist Party defending Dominique Strauss-Kahn, should they be renamed as the French Monarchist Party? Maybe they should just rename the French Socialist Party the French Monarchist Party? From the em> Telegraph

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Written by David Frum on Monday May 23, 2011

The Other French Sexual Double-Standard

Many in the French elite have sympathy for Dominique Strauss-Kahn. They weren't nearly so forgiving toward Paul Wolfowitz. Many in the French and European elite have expressed surprising sympathy for IMF president Dominique Strauss-Kahn, now under arrest for attempted rape. They were not nearly …

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Written by Tessa Berenson on Tuesday May 17, 2011