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DSK facing divided French sentiment amidst new attempted rape accusations
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, faces new challenges this week with French writer Tristane Banon accusing him of attempted rape in a 2003 incident. Strauss-Kahn has filed countercharges against Banon for "false declarations,"' a lawyer for DSK told CNN Monday.
This news comes amidst reports that the Manhattan DA's case against Strauss-Kahn seems to be crumbling due to credibility issues with the hotel maid who has accused him of rape.
Elaine Sciolino, New York Times Paris correspondent, discusses what Strauss-Kahn is facing politically and what impact these scandals have had on French culture on American Morning today.
Political headlines: Pres. Obama's press conference & the 2012 election
President Obama held his first news conference since March on Wednesday and was asked questions on a wide range of issues from debt ceiling talks between the White House and Congress to gay rights to Afghanistan and Libya.
On the deficit talks, Obama took an urgent tone, calling on lawmakers to overcome the "selfish" norms of politics and "do their job" in order to strike a deal on raising the federal government's current $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by the start of August.
Robert Zimmerman, Democratic analyst and Jim McLaughlin, Republican strategist, join American Morning today to talk about what the President can do to push forward the impasse over the debt negotiations and to discuss the 2012 GOP election.
Political hot topics: Debt talks, 2012 GOP race and historic same-sex marriage vote
Michele Bachmann polling in Iowa at just one point behind GOP front-runner Mitt Romney as her staff has been busy laying the groundwork for a competitive race.
Budget talks are set to resume again today in Washington, with President Obama stepping in and meeting with Senator Harry Reid and Senator Mitch McConnell at the White House.
Hilary Rosen, CNN political contributor and Leslie Sanchez, Republican analyst, talk these stories and other political headlines this morning on American Morning.
Political headlines: Tapping the oil reserves and the status of budget talks
Political debate over the budget deficit and raising the debt ceiling are at an impasse today after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced yesterday that he was pulling out of the negotiations.
President Obama also announced Thursday that the US Department of Energy is releasing 30 million barrels of oil from the country's emergency reserves to address the disruption caused by the turmoil in Libya.
Kiki McLean, democratic strategist, and Tony Blankley, conservative columnist, join Christine Romans and Drew Griffin to discuss the implications of both of these issues on American Morning today.
Senator Joe Manchin: 'I don't think we can build a nation in Afghanistan'
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin got into a heated exchange with Senator John McCain yesterday on the Senate floor over troop withdrawal plans in Afghanistan.
Manchin took the floor to show support for a hefty troop pullout given the nation's fiscal constraints. McCain subsequently challenged Manchin's opinion by questioning his credentials on the issue.
Senator Manchin joins Kiran Chetry this morning to discuss his opinion on the troop withdrawal and the future of US involvement in Afghanistan.
Jon Huntsman: 'We can do better than one hundred thousand fairly expensive boots on the ground'
Republican Jon Huntsman, former Utah Governor and former US Ambassador to China, announced yesterday that he is running for President.
Although Time magazine calls him "the Republican that Democrats fear the most," Huntsman is still relatively unknown by most Americans.
Kiran Chetry and Carol Costello find out more about the candidate and his status as a "quiet, no drama conservative" on American Morning today. Huntsman discusses his opinions on Obama, the troop withdrawal in Afghanistan and same sex marriage this morning.
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