NEW YORK - political storm in France, irony and jokes in the United States. The news about Dominique Strauss-Kahn are bounced from one side of the Atlantic, between Saturday and Sunday. The first day of the trial went on for hours in Manhattan. According to speculation, the final sentence could range from thirty to fifty years, the accumulation of the charges - attempted rape, criminal sexual acts, kidnapping - and because the accused has pleaded not guilty.