Patrick Chappatte, NZZ am Sonntag
Give me the money... quickly.
Patrick Chappatte, NZZ am Sonntag
Internal fighting in the rightwing Swiss People's Party.
Nicolas Kristen, Nebelspalter
Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey drew criticism at home for wearing a veil on a visit to the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Gerald Herrmann, Tribune de Genève
Another black Monday... and how the stock exchanges took a tumble.
Silvan Wegmann, Aargauer Zeitung
Some parts of Michael Jackson celebrate their 50th birthday.
Noyau, SonntagsZeitung
Beijing opens the Olympic Games in Tibet.
Michael Streun, Nebelspalter
Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin was the 2008 Swiss president.
Orlando Eisenmann, Der Bund
A spoonful for you and the rest for my car (in a reference to the use of agriculture for biofuels).
Alex Ballaman, La Liberté
The winners and losers at the Olympic Games.
Raymond Burki, 24 Heures
Embattled Defence Minister Samuel Schmid leaves the rightwing Swiss People's Party, not least because of his controversial military procurement plans.
Raymond Burki, 24 Heures
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, then a member of the Swiss People's Party, accepts her election as a cabinet minister despite being snubbed by her own party. In her hand, she has the words of the late French singer Edith Piaf: "No, I regret nothing."
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