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Four, five times over the last ten years here. you know, he is a very charming guy. you can get very personal with him. hes very open. and hes a great campaigner. i can see that. this side, this kind of dark side, i dont think anybody -- i think some of the members of the press here who knew him very well -- i just interviewed yesterday a guy who spent two years doing a book on him and just cannot believe these rape charges. he is not a violent sort of man. i dont know. we are going to have to s...

have known where osama bin laden was hiding. well talk to peter king about his hearing next week into the death of bin laden and what he hopes to learn. im wolf blitzer and this is "the situation room." lets begin with breaking news on the case involving the head of the international monetary fund jeffrey toobin is getting new details on what is going on. jeff is joining us on the phone. what are you picking out, jeff? >> it looks like the defense will go back to court tomorrow to as...

The primaries for the 2008 presidential election, its as if a popular politician like barack obama was suddenly arrested on rape charges. this has been a thunder cloud. and the french media is already writing dominique strauss-kahns political obituary. take a look at these headlines. the fall of dominique strauss-kahn, calling it a knockout, ko, for someone who thought could be frances next president. >> there seems to be a significant cultural divide between france and the united states on the ...

Financial expert dominique strauss-kahn is sent to jail, now considered a flight risk. >> his attempted rape charges. the new details from investors and strauss-kahns alleged alibi. its tuesday may 17th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody. im rob nelson. >> and im peggy bunker. strauss-kahns political future is now in jeopardy. this after new revelations from hotel police and a hotel maid who says she was sexually assaulted. well explain what is nex...

arnold schwarzenegger and the scandal. youre in the situation room. hes a billionaire and head of a powerful world agency. the international monetary fund dominique strauss-kahn now sits in the new york city jail cell facing sex crime charges for assaulting and he does not qualify for diplomatic immunity. whats going on? >> wolf, its 24 hours now for dominique strauss-kahn. he has had one unidentified visitor so far. prosecutors are analyzing forensic evidence strauss-kahn cannot do ...

Handling hundreds of billions of money. he was supposed to meet with european leaders this week, instead he is in new york answering attempted rape charges. will his arrest really impact the imf and the global financial picture? joining me now, cnns john dextrose in belgium. people are wondering how this is going to impact all of us. >> reporter: lets put it this way, randi. theres a noticeable absence here at the european headquarters of the european council where dominique strauss-khan is supp...

Alone, the whole ground is about trying to get this relationship going forward. pakistan is very important to the united states. it has its flaws. we know that there are those in the united states who suspect pakistan at playing a double game. but it is so crucial to try to end the war in afghanistan that right now theyre prepared to live with some of these differences and try to get the relationship moving again. >> all right, stan grant, thank you very much. a little bit of breaking news her...

Chief held on rape charges. dock neek straus-khan was expected to be arraigned on charges of attempted rape, criminal sexual assault and dashes his hopes of running for french president and could hamper the imfs ability to help manage europes debt charges. and imf chief charged with attempted rape after brutal attack total by "the independent." whatever the eventual outcome, the consensus in france yesterday was that mr. straus-khans hopes of challenging nicolas sarkozy for the presidency next s...

Have been folklore in france for years. >> he already has this behavior because he already had a sexual problem with another lady so its the second time. >> strauss-kahn is arguably the most important man in global finance. peggy and rob, today he was due in brussels to help save the economies of a couple of european nations, but now the only meetings that hes having is with his lawyers as he fights the attempted rape charges. >> well, strauss-kahn lives in washington with his wife, ann st. clai...

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