MISSION ACCOMPLISHED : STRAUSS-KAHN

FORMER International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn returned home to France yesterday for the first time since a New York hotel maid accused him of attempted rape, unleashing an international scandal that dashed his chances for the French presidency.

Mr Strauss-Kahn and his wife, Anne Sinclair, arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and passed rapidly through the terminal before being whisked away in a waiting car. They were smiling but made no statement to journalists.

Mission accomplished. He has been removed from the IMF and will not seek presidency of France .

KATHERINE JACKSON TO RELEASE MICHAEL JACKSON COFFEE TABLE BOOK

The book will be called "Never Can Say Goodbye: The Katherine Jackson Archives." The book will reportedly consist of photos on one page and Katherine's thoughts and memories on another ... and will be sold through a website, www.jacksonsecretvault.com.

The site also says Katherine gave an interview with former MJ confidante Marc Schaffel in an effort to promote the book -- a curious decision because Schaffel was heavily involved in Michael's life at one point, but the two had a huge falling out which resulted in several lawsuits.

As we first reported, Katherine plans on taking Michael's kids -- Prince, Paris, and Blanket -- to Michael's hometown of Gary, IN on the anniversary of his death.

IS JOE JACKSON GROOMING MICHAEL'S CHILDREN FOR SHOWBIZ ?

The rumors are that the children will perform in London next month. If he does this there will be an outpouring of wrath and rage against him.