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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Pleads Not Guilty

The former head of the International Monetary Fund appeared in court in Manhattan today, and pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting a maid at the Sofitel hotel.

Prosecutors say Strauss-Kahn forced the 32-year-old woman to perform oral sex on him.

Kahn wore a dark suit and tie. His wife, also dressed in a dark suit, held his arm. There were protesters outside the court, yelling ‘Shame on you’. Kahn spoke publically for the first time since the scandal broke, saying in court: ‘Not Guilty’.

Kahn’s next court date is in July.  The Times has a great breakdown on what may happen next.

 

World Roundup with Mark Shields’ Jowls

Hello Crasstalk, I’m Mark Shields’ left jowl.

And I’m Mark Shields’ right jowl.

And this is World Roundup with Mark Shields’ Jowls.

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Your correspondents and veteran opinion-haver Mark Shields.

As jowls go, we’ve seen a lot.  We’ve been there and back again.  We’ve forgotten more stories than most of today’s firm-cheeked young “journalists” have followed on Twitter.  We’ve jowled with jowliest of the jowls from the limpest Liebermans to the meatiest McCains—we’ve literally gone jowl-to-jowl with every established, occasionally centrist, and often infuriatingly inconsistent politician in this town, and we know you and David Brooks wouldn’t have it any other way.  With our bona fides established, Left Jowl begins our Roundup in North Africa. Continue reading