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  "title": "Press Release: Statement on IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn",
  "publication": "IMF News, May 15, 2011",
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  "summary": "Press Release No. 11/179",
  "publishDate": "2011-05-15",
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      "heading": "Key points",
      "content": "- Press Release No. 11/179\n- Date: May 15, 2011\n- Statement issued by Ms. Caroline Atkinson, Director of External Relations at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)"
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      "heading": "Substance of the statement",
      "content": "- “IMF Managing Director Strauss-Kahn was arrested in New York City.\n- Mr. Strauss-Kahn has retained legal counsel, and the IMF has no comment on the case; all inquiries will be referred to his personal lawyer and to the local authorities.\n- “The IMF remains fully functioning and operational.”"
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      "heading": "Communication protocol implied",
      "content": "- All media and public inquiries about the case are to be directed to:\n  - Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s personal lawyer\n  - Local authorities\n\nSource: Press Release No. 11/179, May 15, 2011, International Monetary Fund.\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- Press Releases\n- PRESS CENTER\n- https://www.imf.org/en/home\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2015/09/14/01/49/pr11179"
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    "Press Release No. 11/179",
    "Date: May 15, 2011",
    "Statement issued by Ms. Caroline Atkinson, Director of External Relations at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)",
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    "Mr. Strauss-Kahn has retained legal counsel, and the IMF has no comment on the case; all inquiries will be referred to his personal lawyer and to the local authorities.",
    "“The IMF remains fully functioning and operational.”",
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