dominique strauss-kahn is somebody that is very protected. >> i guess it is because of the results of the face-to-face meeting and because of the evidence that was submitted to the investigators. she still has the possibility of launching a civil action to keeper complaint going. >> dominique strauss-kahn, the news will come as a relief. his image has been damaged by the events of the last month. he is keeping a very low profile. >> this is newsday. >> the new york based raj rajaratnam has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for insider trading. >> we have details of the new plan designed to shore up the weakest banks in europe. salvage experts are trying to establish and they can move the remaining oil on board a cargo ship after striking a leak off the coast of new zealand bird video shows a large crack where the oral is leaking. -- where the oil is leaking. >> i am about 25 kilometers south east of -- i am not the mouth of the river. it is one of the most sensitive parts of this coast. i am sorry to say that there is oil. we have a beach cleanup crew. >> your are part of a nationa

that was strauss.y to pittsburgh in the worst win we've ever seen and the smallest plane we've ever seen. bob strauss came along and said get us a better plane. i do remember these. great man. you're his niece. >> yes, his grand niece. his brother, ted strauss is my grandfather. >> great man. the book is called "the whole damn deal." if you love politics and getting things done in the country, this is the guy to reed about. thank you for coming on. when we come back, let me finish with why the country's problems may require -- this is going to scare some people -- radical solutions. nothing helped me beat arthritis pain. until i tried this. it's salonpas. pain relief that works at the site of pain... up to 12 hours. salonpas. i've heard of it, but i haven't seen one up close. what's the word around the sink? that it removes 3 times more soap scum per swipe, and it came from outer space. it is not from outer space! no, man, it's from outer space. they're aliens on an intergalactic cleanliness mission. t

so what can today's politicians learn from guys like strauss." his description of what he liked about the whole thing. i want to talk about this situation last this is right classic strauss situation. here's last night on the senate floor. here is harry reid, the democratic leader talking about how personal politics has become, how personal. >> we should be able to move matters through here that have been happening since the beginning of this country. nominations, for example. we can't do that, because my friend, the republican leader, an candid as he was, said the number one goal was to defeat president obama. that's what's been going on for nine months. let's get back to legislating as we did before the mantra around here was defeat obama. >> catherine, what's been happening the last couple days, i'm hearing it more than ever, boehner is now saying the president is no good, he's not a leader anymore, sake the republican leader is out to ditch obam ra. it's not try to find a deal. why even bother coming to washington. >> it's not bob strauss's

she filed a complaint in july after strauss-ka's rest in new york, which gave her the confidence to go-- arrest in new york, which gave her the confidence to go public. the charge of sexual assault has a three year statute of limitations. her lawyer says the decision was not entirely disappointing. >> this decision is actually satisfactory. the prosecution admits thatds dk is a sexual predator. >> many people side with the journalist against their former presidential hopeful. >> it proves once again that strauss-kahn is somebody who is very protected. >> i guess it is because of the results of the face to face meeting and evidence submitted to the investigators. she still has the possibility of launching a civil action. >> for dominique strauss-kahn, the news will come as a re relief. he is keeping a low profile. >> prosecutors say they have put one of the world's most notorious arms dealers on trial. before being arrested in a sting, he is on trial in america. the story seems made for the movies and ended up as one. it is playing out its next scene in a new york city courthouse. he is

she still loves the possibility of launching a civil action to keep a complete going. >> dominique strauss con who returned to france last week, the news will be welcome. he is keeping a very low profile. >> you are watching "newsday" on the bbc. >> these are the headlines. raj rajaratnam has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for insider dealing. the bbc has obtained details of a new plan designed to shore up the weakest banks in europe. >> salvage experts are trying to determine if they can remove the remaining oil on a cargo ship that sunk after striking a reef off the coast of new zealand. this shows a large crack in the hall. >> i am presently about 25 commerce se and i am at the mouth of the estuary which is one of the most sensitive parts of the coast. i'm sorry to say that the oil has gone as far south as here and we have beach crews busily taking it off. >> you said that this is potentially a him -- huge crime scene. how bad is this for wildlife? >> well, we have recovered on the order of 500 and birds. there are thousands along the coast near the petrels and waters. this is an

strauss-kahn could not be charged despite the evidence.st for him, comes hot on the heels of charges being dropped against strauss-kahn here in new york after a sexual altercation with a hotel chamber maid. so as far as the law is concerned, mr. strausz khan has an unimpeachable record and may run for the presidency of france next year. during his years at the imf, he was known as the hot rabbit. the imf has 2,500 employees. but it is an international island, where united states workplace laws do not apply. it has a kind of diplomatic immunity within its own four walls. and that seems to suit many of its most senior officials. in 2008, strauss-kahn was able to have a sexual relationship with a hungarian economist and he got away with it. in a letter to investigators, she described her impossible predicament in the following way. "i was damned if i did and damned if i didn't." following strauss-kahn's arrest here in new york, almost exactly five months ago, the imf did make efforts to reform the agency's ethics code and introduce new traini

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strauss-kahn was initially charged with rape after the maid said he attacked her in the hotel room in may. strauss-kahn said the case should be dismissed because he had diplomatic immunity even though he had already resigned as leader of the imf when the lawsuit was filed. attorneys for the maid said, if he ever did have immunity, he forfeited it when he resigned. >>> the defense for the trial of dr. conrad murray will call its sixth witness in their questioning today. a third witness said he knew michael jackson had sleep difficulties for years. about two months before jackson's death, dr. allen metzger said jackson asked him about sleep medication administered by iv. later a nurse testified she started treating jackson with natural sleep remedies four months before he died. she also said she offered advice to jackson about what could be causing his insomnia. >> he loved to drink red bull, and i told him all the caffeine could cause him to feel fatigue. >> 15 people are scheduled to take the stand in the defense in four days. dr. murray pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. >>

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their investigation into an allegation of attempted rape by the former head of the imf, dominique strauss-kahnfrench writer had accused him of trying to rape her eight years ago. >> she told the disturbing story about how in 2003 she had arranged an interview in a flat with dominique strauss-kahn and had to fight off an attempt to rape her, she said she filed the complaint. now the french prosecutors have decided to drop the case not because they think nothing happened in the flat but because the charge of sexual assault which is all they could substantiate has a three-year statute of limitations. her lawyer said the decision was not entirely disappointing. >> this decision is satisfactory but in this case described as insufficient. the prosecution -- [unintelligible] >> it is scandalous. the case should have gone further. at -- it proves he is someone who is very well protected. >> i guess it is because of the results of the face-to-face meeting and because of the evidence that was submitted to the investigators. she has the possibility of launching a civil action to keep her complaint going.

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chief dominique strauss the prosecutor's office says strauss kahn admitted to section of france's writer tristan there isn't sufficient evidence to support rape allegations and the french politician resigned as head of the international monetary fund after facing similar charges which were later dropped in. libya's troops claiming they are in control of most of it at the stronghold city of sirte are still facing pockets of heavy resistance from the colonel's loyalists libyan leaders have denied earlier reports that one of gadhafi sons metacity a senior army officer and security advisor has been captured in the city anymore human rights group amnesty international has accused the country's interim leadership of torturing detainees and called for the abuse to stop. the u.s. and south korean leaders have pledged closer trade and security ties in washington d.c. after their two countries struck a long sought free trade deal president lee myung bak to visit comes as opposition continues in his home country against south korea's plans to build a naval base which many believe will be politicall

strauss-kahn was initially charged criminally after a maid said he attacked her in his hotel room back in may. strauss-kahn's attorneys say the case should be dismissed because he had diplomatic immunity even though he'd already resigned as head of the imf when the lawsuit was filed. attorneys say, if he had any immunity, he forfeited it when he resigned. >>> a nurse will take the stand for the second day in the trial of dr. conrad pluri. in the first day, dr. allen metzger testified that jackson had insomnia for years, and the singer asked him about sleep medications administered by iv. later a nurse testified she started treating jackson with natural sleep remedies four months before he died. she also said that jackson's own habits kept him awake. >> he loved to drink red bull, and i told him that all the caffeine could cause him to feel fatigued. >> 15 people are scheduled to testify for the defense this week. murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. >>> starting today, the jurors in the casey anthony trial will no longer be anonymous. the trial judge ordered the j

. >>> dominique strauss-kahn and his wife are selling their wife in georgetown. they bought that home for $4 million back in 2007. the same year that strauss-kahn was named managing director of the international monetary fund. the property is now on the market for 5.2 mill. the house has three bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths and a backyard swimming pool. strauss-kahn was considered a strong contender for the french presidency until he was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel worker in new york city. those charges were dropped back in august, but they ended his imf career and his immediate political prospects. >>> chuck's here with a look at our forecast. kind of got very unseasonably warm out there this afternoon. >> wasn't it nice, though. normally people are quick to come to the weather department and say, this isn't what i thought it was going to be. everybody came by and said you deliver on a day full of sunshine in october. let's hope we can keep it going for at least one more day befor a little taste of november-like weather comes back into the picture by the weeke

. >>> the georgetown home of dominique strauss-kahn and his wife is on the market. they bought the house on dumbarton street back in 2007, the same year strauss-kahn became the managing director of the international monetary fund. the house is on the market for $5.2 million. it has three bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, and a backyard swimming pool. strauss-kahn was considered a strong contender for the french presidency until he was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel worker in new york. prosecutors dropped the charges in august. >>> st. mary's college in maryland has moved hundreds of its students into hotels after discovering mold in two of its residence halls. the college says that mold was caused by hurricane irene and the storms that followed. the students were forced to move out on friday so crews can clean the buildings. about 200 students have been put up in hotels on solomon's island and are being bussed to classes, but they will soon be moved to a cruise ship on the nearby st. mary's river to be closer to school. >>> families who lost their backyards and could l

inquiry into attempted rape allegations against axed international monetary fund chief dominique strauss kahn has been dropped for lack of evidence journalist tristan bent on has accused him of trying to rape her eight years ago during an interview with the prosecutor's office says strauss kahn had admitted to behavior that would qualify as sexual assault but that he couldn't be charged for this lesser offense under french law as it happened more than three years ago earlier this year he resigned as head of the i.m.f. over different attempted rape charges against a hotel worker in new york which were later dropped. cosmonauts and during a long stay aboard the international space station food is one of the few distractions from their day to day routine but preparing a meal is no easy task for scientific chefs at home who must stir up a space safe menu that's both nutritional and tasty artie said peter all over for a lunch that's out of this world. after traveling at phenomenal speed for two days cramped in the small space of a soyuz rocket cosmonauts arriving at the international space st

chief dominique strauss kahn the prosecutor's office says though strauss kahn admitted to sexual advances towards roger tristan but no there isn't sufficient evidence to support allegations through or value this year the french politician who resigned as head of the international monetary fund not a facing similar charges which were later dropped in new york. libya's troops claiming they're in control of most of the good after stronghold city of sirte making their final push but there are still pockets of heavy resistance from the colonel loyalists libyan leaders have denied earlier reports that one of the sons of a senior army officer and security advisor has been captured in the perceived city meanwhile human rights group amnesty international has accused the country's interim leadership of torturing thousands of detainees and called for the abuse to stop. a plane carrying a thirty two people has crashed near the north coast of papua new guinea a spokesman for the country's accident investigation commission said there are casualties but their figures are still unclear australia has mean

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prosecutors say that strauss- kahn admitted to sexual aggression against writer tristan ben identityt's too late to prosecute because it happened earlier. another case was made but that case was also dropped. >>> the suspect in the 2001 shooting rampage is on the move. jared lee loughner was brought to a prison facility today. loughner has pleaded not guilty to 49 charges, stemming from the shooting that killed 13 people -- six people and injured 13. >>> andrea fujii has more on a battle for privacy. >> reporter: vic, the man known only as m.d. has asked a judge to turn his name over to attorneys, representing tyler clooney's roommate. here is a video streaming of him kissing. without his knowledge. clemente committed suicide days after this incident. mb's attorney says the intense media interest in his death is one reason he doesn't want his identity revealed. >> he dropped out of rutgers weeks after the suicide. >>> a stuttering student speaks out. the new jersey professor said -- student said the teacher told him not to speak out in class. now this story has the nation's attention

the favorite candidate, dominique strauss-kahn, is out of the race. his replacement has yet to win over a skeptical public. >> nicolas sarkozy is taking no chances. on this visit to northern france, only loyal supporters were on hand to welcome him. a wide area was cordoned off so demonstrators could not get close. sarkozy tries to work the crowd. it has never been his forte. many reporters seemed more interested in the birth of his wife's baby. >> i had him autograph this cd of his wife's. he says she is doing well. i love nicolas sarkozy and his wife. i would love to be the baby's godmother. >> a group of students has skipped school to see the president. >> he shook my hand and said, you are really big. he noticed me even though i am really small. >> short stature is one of the demands that haunt the president. it is a source of material for caricaturists. >> he wears less in his shoes. -- lifts in his shoes. he thinks they make them bigger, but he is completely wrong. >> president walked like this, looking at someone. sarkozy pat's angela merkel on

>>> former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn and his wife, ann sinclair are selling their home here ine has three bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths and a chef's kitchen and a nice size backyard with a swimming pool. the house is on the market for $5.2 million. it is sinclair's name. she bought it in 2007 for $4.5 million. strauss-kahn, you'll recall, resigned his post in may after he was charged with sexually assaulting a hotel worker in new york. those charges were dropped after the accuser's story fell apart. >>> still ahead on news 4 at 4:00, the hunt for a shark that >>> search crews are on the hunt for a killer shark in australia. over the weekend an american diver from florida was attacked by a shark. >> this is the third deadly shark attack this year alone. sarah james has reaction now from the diver's family and friends. >> reporter: in the skies near purth in western australia, day one of a helicopter patrol on the look out for any sign of great whites. the aerial surveillance, the state's best hope of keeping divers and swimmers safe and preventing yet another deadly attack after three s

paris prosecutors have dropped their case against dominique strauss-kahn. a french writer claimed that he tried to rape her during an interview in 2003. the ap reporting that the former imf chief reported to sexual aggression. this is the second legal victory for dominique strauss-kahn. >>> we now know the name of the man police say opened fire in a southern california hair salon on wednesday leaving eight people dead. 42-year-old scott evans decraig has been arrested for murder. he surrendered without incident a half mile away from this shooting scene. it really has left the community in shock. kristin dahlgren is live for us with the latest. do we know more about a possible motive for why he would enter and kill all those people in cold blood? >> reporter: good morning. police still won't say what they believe the motive to be. i have been talking to people who knew the victims here at the hair salon. they say that scott's ex-wife worked as a stylist here. they tell me she's among those who were killed. the two were involved in a custody dispute over a 7

. >> that was bishop's friend, steve strauss of addington. he was not pleased with the guilty verdict. tomorrow, the same jury could sentence bishop to death, life in prison without parole, or life in prison. >> baltimore city police need your help in finding the suspects wanted for raping a 14- year-old girl. they said a man in a van -- they say the van they were driving could be the key. here's more on the second rape involving a teenager in a week. >> this latest case, the police say the victim was sexually assaulted in the van after asking for directions. it happened in the conversion van similar to the one in this picture. they are asking everyone to be on the lookout for a van that is brown and tan with white swirls on the side. it also has curtains on the side and rear windows. on sunday afternoon, the 14- year-old victim got lost in the 1500 block of leslye street in west baltimore. the girl was asking for directions when a van pulled up and offered to give her a ride. instead of taking her to her destination, police say the driver dr

. >> prosecutors in paris have dropped an investigation for attempted rape against dominique strauss-kahn. a writer claimed that he tried to rape her during an interview in 2003. the prosecutors say they have evidence of sexual assault for which the statute of limitations is shorter. the case has been dropped. this comes weeks after similar charges against the former head of the imf were also dropped in a separate case in new york city. to sports now and in tennis, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. that is the case for top seed rafael nadal. he was sent out of the shanghai masters after falling straight sets to germany's florian mayer. this is the biggest win of florian mayer's career. >> he could not believe it himself. the two had never met before and what an introduction. >> this is the biggest win in my career. this is really nice. i cannot believe it right now. >> after winning the first set, he produced some fantastic shot on both sides of the court, refusing this venice powerhouse any chance of a comeback. nadal did not have a single break point throughout the match. the e

. >>> former imf chief dominique strauss-khan is apparently off the hook again in a rape case. accused him of trying to sexually assault her in 2003. french prosecutors say there was a lack of sufficient evidence to file charges. you may remember back in august, prosecutors in new york dismissed sexual assault charges against strauss-khan in a case involving a hotel maid. >>> a race against time in bangkok, thailand. crews are using sandbags and mud to shore up flood walls protecting parts of the capital city. the rising waters have killed at least 281 people across that country. two others are missing. the widespread flooding is impacting 500,000 square miles of thailand and nearby cambodia, vietnam and laos. thai officials say overall damages from the floods could top $2 billion. >>> schools are supposed to be safe places for our kids, but one school district is under fire for not protecting students against bullies. anderson cooper has that story next. >>> but first, have you heard this one? what did one blackberry say to the other blackberry? nothing! comments like that are

. >>> in other news, dominique strauss-kahn is escaping prosecution once again.opping an investigation about claims by a french writer saying he tried to rape her in 2003 saying there isn't enough proof. prosecutors say strauss-kahn admitted to a lesser charge of sexual aggression against the writer but cannot prosecute because too much time has elapsed. >> got out of it. got out of it. >> slippery. >> twice, very lucky guy. >>> all right. well, it is deadline day on capitol hill. democrats and republicans must hand over their recommendations today to the supercommittee appointed a few weeks back to make deep spending cuts and to do so by thanksgiving. >> while the unemployment situation remains in the spotlight. good morning, tj. >>> good morning. days after the president's job bill went down in defeat, gop are suggesting their own fix-it plan. meanwhile, millions of americans continue to look for work. the number of people applying for unemployment last week dipped slightly. still, economists worry jobless numbers continue to be too high. at this job fair in en

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