IMF game hots up: US wants Kahn out

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, locked up in a New York jail for alleged sexual assault, faced growing pressure as US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner said he should no longer lead the powerful financial institution.

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, locked up in a New York jail for alleged sexual assault, faced growing pressure as US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner said he should no longer lead the powerful financial institution.

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"He's obviously not in the position to run the IMF," Geithner said at a New York conference.

Geithner's were the first remarks on the case from a top Obama administration official.