One afternoon in Manhattan
Any hopes Dominique Strauss-Kahn had of becoming the next president of France disappeared in a few hours on a May Saturday. What really happened?
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned as managing director of the IMF after his arrest in New York over allegations of sexual assault, effectively ending his potential candidacy for the French presidency
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Strauss-Kahn freed after night in French jail
Former head of the International Monetary Fund is released after police questioning over his links to an alleged French prostitution ring
Strauss-Kahn held by French police
Former IMF chief is being questioned over his participation in several sex parties in connection with prostitution probe
Strauss-Kahn sees ‘growth crisis’ in Europe
Strauss-Kahn makes defiant return to public life, warning Europe it is in denial over the economic crisis
The two hours that sank Strauss-Kahn
A detailed account of the events in the Manhattan hotel in May that led to the arrest of the former IMF head
French drop case against Strauss-Kahn
Prosecutors say they will not proceed with case for lack of evidence but adds there were elements ‘that could be qualified as sexual assault’
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La rentrée de DSK
Even if he were not linked to three other lalleged sexual assaults, revelations about his libertine private life and attitude to women make any public role unthinkable
America’s morals appeal more than French will admit
In the Strauss-Kahn US rape case, France had a glimpse of the kind of sexual morality that prevails in a diverse society, writes Christopher Caldwell
Women hold key to Strauss-Kahn comeback
The affair has opened a huge debate in France about the macho attitudes of men of power, in both politics and business, writes Pierre Haski
Weakness must be overcome on road to high office
Dominique Strauss-Kahn said it himself, his weaknesses as the Socialist party’s candidate to challenge Nicolas Sarkozy were “money and girls”
New York treated Strauss-Kahn roughly but he got justice
New York treated Strauss-Kahn roughly, with his arrest in handcuffs conducted very publicly under a media spotlight, but the meticulous and formal judicial process ensured justice, writes John Gapper
Don’t let another politician run the IMF
The fund plays its role better when it becomes the scapegoat politicians blame, rather than when it wants to be loved, writes Raghuram Rajan
The eurozone after Strauss-Kahn
When the decisions ahead for Europe are so complex and fraught, Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s absence will be keenly felt, writes Martin Wolf
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