You may smile!
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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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