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Maid's Credibility Issues May Collapse Strauss-Kahn Case

Source: Susan Candiotti / CNN New York – In a revelation so serious that it could collapse the case, prosecutors will notify a court Friday of troubling credibility issues with the woman who alleged sexual assault against former International Monetary Fund Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a source familiar with the case told CNN. Strauss-Kahn's attorneys will ask that their client be released on his own recognizance, significantly reducing the restrictive terms of his present bail, and "hoped" prosecutors won't object, a [...]

Woman Beats Grandson For Eating Too Much Bacon

Source: AP / CBS News Clifton Heights, Pa. – If the cholesterol doesn't get you, your grandmother might. A southeastern Pennsylvania woman, 63-year-old Marilee Ann Kolynych, is accused of beating her 9-year-old grandson and blasting him in the face with a garden hose, because he ate too much bacon at the breakfast table. The Delaware County Daily Times reports that Kolynych was arrested Tuesday. Clifton Heights police say Kolynych was angry at her grandson because she believed he ate too [...]

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Expected To Leave White House Economic Team

Source: Matthew Jafee / ABC News The possible departure of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner once an agreement is reached with Congress to raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling would signal the end of an era: Geithner is the last member of President Obama's original economic team still with the administration. Other prominent members such as National Economic Council director Larry Summers, Council of Economic Advisers chair Christina Romer and Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orszag have left [...]

Ex-IMF Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn 'Set To Be Released'

Source: BBC Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is set to be released from house arrest and have his $6m (£3.7m) cash bail and bond returned, say reports. Prosecutors are said to have agreed that Mr Strauss-Kahn should be freed "on his own recognisance," meaning he must simply promise to appear in court. He is accused of sexually assaulting a maid in a New York hotel on 14 May. But the case is reported to be close to collapse after serious [...]

Some Dodgers Staff's Checks Bounced

Source: ESPN The Los Angeles Dodgers got approval Tuesday to enter into a $150 million bankruptcy financing arrangement in order to keep the team afloat, but it turns out that some team employees experienced the club's financial woes firsthand. The paychecks of some part-time game-day staffers bounced, a Dodgers spokesman confirmed Thursday, but said it wasn't because the team didn't have enough money to cover them. The spokesman attributed the issue to the freezing of the Dodgers' accounts for 48 [...]

Minnesota Government Shuts Down

Source: The Washington Post After six months of disagreement and seven days of intense negotiations, the Minnesota state government shut down at midnight last night. Gov. Mark Dayton (D) and the Republican-controlled legislature have been in a standoff since the beginning of the legislative session over how to close a projected $5 billion budget deficit. In an echo of the national budget fight, Dayton wanted to raise taxes on the wealthiest 2 percent of Minnesotans. Republicans wanted to close the [...]

WATCH: Strauss-Kahn Accuser's Attorney Speaks (VIDEO)

The lawyer for the woman who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault shares graphic details about her claims. WATCH:

WATCH: DA Outlines DSK Case Credibility Issues (VIDEO)

The DA discusses credibility issues concerning the woman who alleges Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her. WATCH:

Harvard Study Says July 4 Celebrations Make Children More Likely To Become Republican

Source: The Huffington Post Children who attend July 4 celebrations are more likely to identify themselves as Republicans later in life, a new Harvard University study finds. Harvard researchers David Yanagizawa-Drott and Andreas Madestam suggest that the correlation is a function of the way conservatives have linked their values to expressive displays of patriotism. "The political right has been more successful in appropriating American patriotism and its symbols during the 20th century. Survey evidence also confirms that Republicans consider themselves more [...]

TJMS: Ray Nagin, Former Mayor Of New Orleans, Discusses His New Book Katrina's Secrets

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin joins Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to discuss his new book, Katrina's Secrets. From Amazon.com Gaining a firm grasp on the highly complex, famously fraught aftermath of Hurricane Katrina can seem as tenuous as its victims' shaky grasp on survival. One man, then Mayor C. Ray Nagin, was the metaphoric eye of the storm. Charged with assessing the forces that swirled around him, the city's leader strove to maintain formidable calm [...]