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Mr Strauss-Kahn was flanked by his lawyers and his wife looked on as the judge spoke.

Or two violins that had belonged to the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, seized from his Jewish stepdaughter.

Sheenjoyed Strauss, KFC and Brazil Espresso, I know, she was like a busy bee in an office building in a decent grey dress suite.

Strauss-Kahn said in the interview there was 'no aggression' by him against her, and that he had filed a complaint for slander.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn and his wife, Anne Sinclair, had given clear indications he would run, notably allowing TV cameras to film them at home.

However, in a press briefing in Washington, Mr. Strauss-Kahn said he didn't believe there was a big risk of such a war.

Vienna is all about music, so it would be an arrestable offence not to hear Strauss and Mozart here.

A criminal court judge on Monday denied bail to Mr. Strauss-Kahn, leaving him in police custody at least through May 20.

Levi Strauss is equally upset. It says it has a right to control the marketing of its own product and set the prices it wants to set.

With the two sides at loggerheads, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the IMF will take a bigger role in currency issues.

Many concluded the only plausible scenario was that Mr. Strauss-Kahn was the victim of a set-up.

Now everyone is trying to think through a new world, in which Mr Strauss-Kahn may well be back, alive and kicking, and eager for revenge.

Those who know Mr Strauss-Kahn well say that this scenario is plausible only if he is virtually guaranteed the nomination.

On his second day as IMF chief, Mr Strauss-Kahn said the rise of these new players was a very important development.

Whether or not the New York prosecutor is right to think Mr Strauss-Kahn guilty, his professional life has now come to an end.

Just a week ago, most analysts and ordinary French considered Dominique Strauss-Kahn a political has-been.

His French colleague, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, retorted that in a marriage one did not invite strangers into the bedroom.

Strauss-Kahn said he warned the officials of a number of departments of the U. S. government of an impending crisis.

But it cleared Mr Strauss-Kahn of any abuse of authority and the fund judged that there was "no harassment" .

Judge Obus said: "The court well understands that there are those who have differing views to say the least" about Mr Strauss-Kahn's case.

Police discovered Mr Strauss-Kahn's whereabouts by chance, when he rang the hotel from Kennedy airport to ask about things he'd left behind.

Although the meeting didn't produce a specific action plan, Mr. Strauss-Kahn hinted that such plans would be forthcoming.

Speaking in Tanzania, IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the economic downturn would be more severe than previously thought.

Mr Strauss-Kahn has indeed protested that he did not try to force sex on a hotel maid and, plainly, it is for the courts to judge him.

"We're probably not very far from the point where the question of interest rates is not the most important question, " Strauss-Kahn said.

"We are obviously gratified that the district attorney agreed with my lawyers that this case had to be dismissed, " Mr Strauss-Kahn said.

One of Mr Strauss-Kahn's French defenders wrote that this scandal will become a movie, and a bad one.

He said she had worked for the hotel for three years and didn't know who Mr. Strauss-Kahn was until after the alleged incident.

A neglected but crucial aspect of the Strauss-Kahn case was that France has no extradition treaty with the US.

Strauss-Kahn was widely speculated to be preparing to leave the IMF shortly, to prepare a presidential bid.

The question of nationality is sure to come up again if Strauss-Kahn steps down, but Europeans will not be eager to part with the position.

Manuel Valls, a fellow Socialist presidential aspirant, said he had tears in his eyes at the sight of Mr Strauss-Kahn in the dock.

Even the most moderate, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has signed up to an old-style socialist programme.

With Dominique Strauss-Kahn out of the running there is just one French Socialist primary candidate who understands all this.

In a nutshell, Strauss-Kahn seemed to be saying, the IMF is ready to change. Is Asia?

We hope you are as excited as we are about this opportunity to help Levi Strauss & Co. stay on top of what's hot, cool, upbeat, and clever.

An attorney for Mr. Strauss-Kahn, William Taylor, said the IMF board's investigation had determined the event was 'completely consensual. '

Whoever is chosen to succeed Mr. Strauss-Kahn must be prepared to address both the European debt crisis and the institution's own problems.

Strauss estimates it could take up to two years to get handset makers get their OS operating systems compatible with Atom.

But what is intriguing about this tale is that Mr Strauss-Kahn's name did not leak, as it surely would have done in America or Britain.

Mr Strauss-Kahn's lawyers have stated only that there was "no element of forcible compulsion" .

We choose Strauss as the object of study are based on this kind of ponder, which seeks for a new angle of view and a new solution way.

Mr Strauss-Kahn might have offered valuable proof of economic competence alongside more familiar progressive values.

He said Mr. Strauss-Kahn had appointments after he left the hotel and even lunched with someone.

The French are not usually bothered by such matters, but Mr Strauss-Kahn's enemies could bring them up to try to destabilize him.

The famous Hegelian scholar, Bruno Bauer , had led that attack on Strauss, and continued to attack Strauss in academic journals for years.

So much for the job Mr Strauss-Kahn might have had.

Betty: It's by Strauss, You've heard of him , haven't you?

Attorneys representing Mr. Strauss-Kahn said their client wasn't a flight risk and was prepared to post a $1 million bail package.

When a young Friedrich Nietzsche began to write criticisms of David Strauss, Bauer gave Nietzsche every support he could afford.

With this piece he proved himself to be the true successor to Johann Strauss , who had died two and a half years earlier.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn said the risks of the collapse of another big financial institution are now very low.

Strauss-Kahn said Banon's description of events was 'a figment of her own imagination, ' adding that he had filed a complaint for slander.

These days, she is trying to put the Strauss-Kahn scandal behind the IMF.

Through a French lawyer, Mr. Strauss-Kahn has called Ms. Banon's story 'a figment of her own imagination' and filed a complaint for slander.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF managing director, said the same thing, very gently, in Malaysia last Saturday.

Mr Strauss-Kahn turned out to be the right man in the right job at the right time.

Mr Strauss-Kahn proved to be a bold decision-maker, an effective politician and a competent economist.

Davis' decision to approach Strauss was a case of simple economics: He didn't have the money to apply for a patent.

Geithner did not name any country, but the head of IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, pointed to China.

While out of the country, Mr Strauss-Kahn has been able to glide above the grubby business of French politics.

Many within the party may be hoping Mr Strauss-Kahn stays well out of politics for the time being.

Would voters be ready to forgive Mr Strauss-Kahn if the case falls apart?

Whatever the fall-out on French politics, Mr Strauss-Kahn's arrest has left the IMF reeling.

Strauss-Kahn said, "we are ready to answer any demand from a country facing problems. "

But Salgado said the sexual assault charges Strauss-Kahn has been accused of are very serious.

A civil lawsuit alone, however, would probably not be enough to keep Strauss-Kahn in the United States.

How the mood has changed since the arrest in New York of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges of sexual assault and attempted rape.

We had a civilized debate, with Strauss speaking for the President and Governor Hugh Carey of New York arguing for Kennedy.

She enlisted former Democratic National Committee chairman Bob Strauss to help persuade the president.

Aiming to expand business, Levi Strauss & Co. rolled out a new brand Wednesday to win over a broader range of China's consumers.

"Whilst Asia was not the epicentre of the crisis it has been hit hard, " said Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF managing director, last week.

Without Strauss-Kahn and Zoellick at the helm, we might not be using the word "growth" at all.

Noting that France and the United States have no extradition agreement, Mr. McConnell asked that Mr. Strauss-Kahn be remanded.

Mr Strauss-Kahn then made his way to the airport but left his mobile phone and other items behind, Mr Brown said.

Finally, in 1962, John Farrar of Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux agreed to publish the book even though he did not expect it to sell.

Browne said Strauss-Kahn tried to force himself on the woman, but she broke free and ran to the hotel's front desk.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF managing director, called on countries not just to sign up to warm words but to take concrete steps.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn walked out of the courthouse free to travel anywhere in the United States.

Strauss-Kahn said there was a general problem with world exchange rates and added that no one currency could resolve the issue.

Mr Strauss-Kahn said the IMF could avoid singling out individual countries for blame.

He says it's a mistake to see Strauss as a composer of light music.

Influencing policy from behind the scenes would not only be more effective. It would also be less humiliating for Mr Strauss-Kahn himself.

In an interview with the FT, De Gregorio rubbished the idea that Strauss-Kahn's replacement must be a European.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn allegedly allowed the woman to leave thendeparted for the airport, the official said.

But Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF's managing director, said the outlook for Asia was "very uncertain" .

Strauss's orchestra, one of the finest in Europe, played not only his own music but Concert music, too.

Strauss-Kahn said the IMF values China's status and role and would like to build closer ties with the country.

If IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn runs for France's presidency, there will be a vacancy to be filled by a European statesman.

A politician to his fingertips, Mr Strauss-Kahn shares with the president an ability to charm, persuade and hold a room.

But in the view of the IMF's boss, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, such a piecemeal approach is dangerous. A "comprehensive solution" is needed.

Mr Strauss-Kahn, who has no prior criminal record, spent several days in jail on Rikers Island following his arrest on 14 May.

I. M. F. chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the real problem is a food deficit which will probably last for years.

Strauss-Kahn was arrested by police on board an Air France plane at John F Kennedy Airport.

As Mr Strauss-Kahn says, Asia is more intimately bound to the global economy than it was a decade ago.

Ms. Aubry had said she wouldn't present herself for the primaries if it was clear Mr. Strauss-Kahn was better positioned.

This book was a challenge to the entire Protestant theology of the time, and Strauss became intensely involved in polemics and discussions.

Levi Strauss did not invent jeans, but he is considered the first person to make and sell great numbers of them.

Whatever his personal failings, Mr Strauss-Kahn was an outstanding head of the IMF.

As a political heavyweight, Mr Strauss-Kahn was perfectly suited to negotiating with European policymakers over the Greek debt crisis.

Mr Strauss-Kahn had been scheduled to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday, but that meeting has now been cancelled, reports say.

"Thus far, the picture has been pretty rosy, in that all the tests that have been done seem to fit together, " Strauss says.

"Those galaxies have no idea that you're there watching them, so it's just some random variable, " Strauss says.

The IMF board, though, decided on Thursday on an open procedure, suggesting that Mr Strauss-Kahn may not necessarily be a shoo-in.

She was a model employee, according to court papers, with no criminal record and no foreknowledge of Mr Strauss-Kahn's stay.

Of course, it was widely expected that Mr Strauss-Kahn would shortly depart from the IMF, to run for the French presidency.

The civil suit has no merit, and Mr. Strauss-Kahn will defend it vigorously. '

The IMF's chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn of France, was arraigned and jailed Monday in New York on charges he tried to rape a hotel maid.

The result of eight generations of herbalists , Strauss herbal remedies have been distributed worldwide since 1980.

Given the circumstances of Mr Strauss-Kahn's departure, the fact that she is a woman is a bonus.

The young man called Levi Strauss set up the company when he was 24 in 1853.

She seemed a counterpoint to Mr. Strauss-Kahn, whose male foibles were all too apparent.

A suggestion from his friendly rival in the field of light music, Offenbach, started Strauss off on a new trend.

In nineteen twenty-eight the Levi Strauss company registered the word "Levi's" as a trademark for their product.

Lawyers for Mr. Strauss-Kahn have said in court that there is no evidence of a forced sexual encounter.

He says it's a mistake to see Strauss as a composer of light music18.

The arraignment of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges including attempted rape and sexual abuse of a hotel housekeeper has stunned France.

Without mentioning Mr Strauss-Kahn's name, the Higher Audiovisual Council said such images could "violate the right to personal dignity" .

Le Pen told French radio Thursday that Strauss-Kahn's indictment definitely puts him out of the presidential race.

Strauss considered that the puzzledom of Formalism rest with its incapability to reconstruct thee experience from which it depart.

The women told Le Parisien newspaper they were encouraged to break their silence following Strauss-Kahn's arrest.

By the time officers arrived, Strauss-Kahn had already left, leaving his cell phone behind at the hotel, according to Browne.

"A rapid recovery is possible, " Strauss-Kahn said.

Several possible candidates to replace Mr Strauss-Kahn at the IMF moved to rule themselves out of contention on Tuesday.

The French were particularly indignant at the sight of a handcuffed Mr Strauss-Kahn doing the "perp" walk in New York.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn is charged with a sexual attack on a cleaning woman at a New York hotel last Saturday.

Some of Mr. Strauss-Kahn's supporters in France have criticized the U. S. practice of showing such images.

Mr Strauss-Kahn said he was worried Mr Obama's plan "comes too soon" .

The top IMF job is vacant after Dominique Strauss-Kahn quit over attempted rape charges in New York, which he has vowed to fight.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the IMF, this week warned against using currencies as a policy weapon.

IMF chief Strauss-Kahn said he supports not only the increase in resources but also more voting power within the IMF for emerging economies.

Unfortunately, Joseph Strauss never got a chance to bask in the glory of his achievement.

Hearing of the miners' need for durable pants, Strauss hired a tailor to make garments out of tent canvas.

The appointment of Mr Strauss-Kahn is turning into a headache, as manoeuvring begins for France's 2012 presidential election.

Strauss-Kahn cites Tunisia and Egypt - where economic indicators showed growth but failed to create opportunities for its citizens.

Mr Strauss-Kahn had confessed to French journalists earlier this year that, with his numerous liaisons, he was vulnerable to a trap.

Mr Strauss-Kahn rightly took a calculated risk and got the fund into the thick of the capital markets firefight in Greece.

Richard Strauss is the a German romantic doctrine later period one of the outstanding composers.

One last question. The New Yorker profile of you mentioned that you've been reading Leo Strauss. Why?

Banon claims Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her when she interviewed him in 2002.

Strauss-Kahn said on Wednesday that confidence in the eurozone as a whole was on the line following the crisis.

As for pictures of Mr Strauss-Kahn in handcuffs, the French may see a famous politician treated like a common criminal.

Mr Strauss-Kahn is a talented politician and one of the few credible economic thinkers on the French left.

Crazy things happen in New York, but the latest bizarre twist in the case of French bigwig Dominique Strauss takes the cake.

That it did reflects the diplomatic skills of its now departed managing director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Mr Strauss-Kahn has been charged with the alleged sexual assault of a maid at a hotel in New York City on Saturday.

Spanish Finance Minister Elena Salgado says it is up to Strauss-Kahn to make that decision.

On the same day he was granted bail, Strauss-Kahn was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly assaulting a maid in a Manhattan hotel.

Both the Strauss-Kahn news and the earthquake were surprising, but neither came completely out of the blue.

In coming days Mr Strauss-Kahn will try to repair the damage with his own version of events.

In a human drama with more twists than a French plait, the collapse of the criminal case against Mr Strauss-Kahn raises many questions.

In 2007, he championed Strauss-Kahn's candidacy to head the IMF - in part, observers say, to get a rival out of the way.

The 62-year-old Mr Strauss-Kahn was accused of the sexual encounter in a five-star hotel in Manhattan a few months ago.

In political terms, however, many on the left still see Mr Strauss-Kahn as a great asset against President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Natural justice demands that Mr Strauss-Kahn should not be pushed until he has had a chance to present his side of the story.

Mr Strauss-Kahn has been seen as a respected and effective leader of the IMF and an important partner for European leaders.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest unfolded in dramatic fashion as he was poised to fly to Europe.

And Mr Strauss-Kahn argues for a new global growth model, claiming that gaping income gaps threaten social and economic stability.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn was charged with seven counts in connection with the alleged assault and is being held without bail at Rikers Island jail.

Along with Strauss, Sibelius and, yes, Schoenberg, Mahler sang the last rueful songs of nineteenth-century romanticism.

Richard Strauss is also a romantic doctrine later period virtuous, ao art song one of the important composers.

"There is no way to believe that global growth can be rebalanced without some change in currency values, " Mr. Strauss-Kahn said.

Above, a woman walks along a striped pedestrian area between terminals of the Franz Josef Strauss airport on June 12.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn added, "For years they've been talking about photos of giant orgies, but I've never seen anything come out. "

And yet the life of the younger Strauss was incomparably the richer of the two.

No one foresaw the manner and suddenness of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's departure from the helm of the International Monetary Fund.

But the chief of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, says a more organized approach is needed.

The best option for Mr Strauss-Kahn now is to give his side of the story and then to retire into the background.

However, it was also in Vienna that Lanner and Strauss made their fortunes as bandleaders and composers.

In broadcast remarks, Le Pen said if the allegations proved true, Strauss-Kahn would be discredited.

If Mr Strauss-Kahn decides not to run, plenty of other hopefuls might think they have a chance.

Focus has returned to the 2008 affair as a result of Mr Strauss-Kahn's arrest in New York last weekend on sex charges.

Judge Jackson decided to hold Mr. Strauss-Kahn without bail until his next court hearing on May 20.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn on Friday suggested an initiative in which the IMF would work on a number of fronts to ease currency battles.

The trousers, with a lining which the makers say shields against radiation, are designed by Dockers, a brand name of Levi Strauss .

Mr Strauss-Kahn's arrest has emboldened many women besides Ms Banon to break France's code of silence over sexual assault.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn and China's Mr. Yi agree that a yuan revaluation is part of such a change.

Mr Strauss-Kahn and Ms Aubry had an informal pact not to run against each other.

"This is not the country I grew up in, " Strauss said.

An appeal by the chambermaid's lawyer was quickly rejected, and Mr Strauss-Kahn is now free.

was composed by the German composer-- Johann Strauss Junior.

"They're supposed to judge quality, and quality's rare, " said Strauss, "That said, I thought " Transformers " really kicked butt. "

"In the past [before Strauss-Kahn's arrest] the chance of a European taking over would have been 95 per cent, " Beattie told beyondbrics.

It appears that the New York Times story that broke last night is correct, that the case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is crumbling.

Mr. Leclerc said Wednesday that Mr. Strauss-Kahn's slander complaint was ready and would be filed in the coming days.

Governments should be ready for "full-fledged" intervention, acting quickly to sell or wind-up insolvent lenders, Strauss-Kahn said.

After Strauss's death in 1902, leadership of the company passed to four nephews and, after 1918, to in-laws, the Haas family.

The alleged sexual assault took place when Tristane Banon was interviewing Strauss-Kahn, a former French finance minister, in an apartment.

She says Strauss-Kahn deserves to be presumed innocent, like anybody else, until found guilty.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn lamented fading global cooperation this week.

And it said that the then boss of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, would "command headlines" , but it was quite wrong about the reasons.

Prosecutors said the arrest detail for Mr. Strauss-Kahn has been priced at $200, 000 per month.

According to the complaint, Mr Strauss-Kahn shut the door, preventing her from leaving.

Later in the night, Mr. Strauss-Kahn was formally charged with sexual assault and attempted rape, the NYPD later said in a statement.

But theChiefchief of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, says a more organized approach is needed.

Another troubling development for Mr Strauss-Kahn is the possible revival of an earlier sexual-assault claim.

There were already fears that Mr Strauss-Kahn's presidential ambitions led the fund to be too soft on Europe.

Browne said Strauss-Kahn does not have diplomatic immunity. He is expected to be brought before district court on Sunday.

This isn't meant as a defence of Mr Strauss-Kahn, who remains in New York pending further developments in the case.

Judge Melissa Jackson said Mr Strauss-Kahn was a flight risk and should be kept in detention.

'I urge European countries to work together, ' Mr. Strauss-Kahn said, adding that there are 'no domestic solutions' to the problems.

With the publication of his Glaubenslehre , Strauss took leave of theology for over twenty years.

Mr Strauss-Kahn returned to France last month after the American charges against him were dropped.

Not too cheap to meter, as Atomic Energy Commission chief Lewis Strauss said in a different context, but too cheap to matter.

A different official will represent the IMF at meetings of eurozone leaders that Mr Strauss-Kahn was due to attend in Brussels today.

Benjamin Brafman, one of Mr. Strauss-Kahn's attorneys, declined to comment when told of the DNA test results.

But Mr Strauss-Khan is reported to have angered Mr Brown by rejecting the plan as impractical last weekend.

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn went a step further by calling the agreement the biggest governance reform ever for the institution.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing-Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was less optimistic about such prospects.

Mr Strauss-Kahn's release follows reports that the prosecution had new doubts about the maid's credibility as a witness.

Polls had suggested the president would have struggled against Mr Strauss-Kahn.

Even if he clears his name and returns to France, Mr Strauss-Kahn will find his image badly tarnished.

Strauss-Kahn left personal belongings behind in his hotel room, including a mobile phone, the official added. Mr.

Strauss ordered boat loads of this material, and to keep the color consistent, had it all dyed indigo blue.

Banon's mother says she now regrets having previously told her daughter to stay silent about Strauss-Kahn's alleged rape attempt.

Strauss-Kahn, whose case will likely turn more on witness testimony and physical evidence than spreadsheets and financial statements.

But the timing may not be so propitious for Mr Strauss-Kahn this time.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF, likes to say there are no local solutions to global problems.

But another attempted-rape case against Mr Strauss-Kahn was pursued by a complainant in France, which may dim his prospects.

Yet the chances are that it will be a good while until Mr Strauss-Kahn can fully participate again in public life.

The race to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the helm of the International Monetary Fund has started in earnest.

With Mr Strauss-Kahn gone, I wonder who will now be able to give the lead.

The more durable product was a hit with workers in the west, and Strauss' investment in copper soon had him seeing gold.

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who also spoke at the press conference, supported Zoellick's proposals.

Before May 14, Mr Strauss-Kahn was that candidate.

Prosecutors now have several days in which to convene a grand jury and bring a formal indictment against Mr. Strauss-Kahn.

Police questioned Camille Strauss-Kahn on Monday, a judicial official speaking on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been granted bail after being indicted by a grand jury on seven charges, including two counts of sexual assault.

For Strauss, living on credit, desperate to work, but with no job in sight, that dream looks a thing of the past, not the future.

Mr Lipsky, the Deputy Managing Director, helped Mr Strauss-Kahn usher the fund through the global financial crisis.

Bohm recorded much of Strauss's music: both orchestral (here) and opera, for DG, Decca, and other labels later on in his career.

The woman said she stood to make a lot of money from the attack because Mr. Strauss-Kahn was wealthy.

Buffett assured them repeatedly that Gutfreund, Strauss and Meriwether had resigned voluntarily.

Strauss dispels the actuality of the stories as "happenings" and reads them solely on a mythic level.

Seeing Strauss-Kahn freed then afterwards dining in a fancy restaurant with friends, that makes me sick.

If Banon decides against pursuing this legal avenue, Paris prosecutors would start looking into Strauss-Kahn's slander complaint.

The Financial Times reported that Levi Strauss, icon of U. S. jeans culture, yesterday launched its new global brand, Denizen, in Shanghai.

Within hours of Ms Banon announcing her intentions, Mr Strauss-Kahn had instructed his lawyer to file a counteraction for false accusation.

Levi Strauss, the oldest American jeans name, came to China to launch a new cheap jeans brand to sell around the world.

There is strong reaction in France over the sexual assault charges against International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

"the lighthouse, which can be descried from a distance" (Michael Strauss).

Ms Banon described the assault in detail on an obscure television show broadcast in 2007, but Mr Strauss-Kahn's name was beeped out.

On Thursday, IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn warned member countries to guard against complacency.

Jack Strauss at Saint Louis University in Missouri says recent recoveries have been slow to create jobs.

The charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn concern allegations of purely personal misdeeds but they have global economic implications.

That point was made by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

Contrary to the claims of some Socialist figures, Mr Strauss-Kahn has not been cleared.

"We have an amazingly simple picture of the universe, " says Princeton University astrophysicist Michael Strauss.

Mr Strauss-Kahn, a former French finance minister, rubbished the notion that the credit crisis was largely a US problem.

The firm, called Haier Strauss Water, will be owned by Strauss unit Strauss Water and Haier's consumer goods division.