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Don’t mention the “R” word

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012 “It’s like being parachuted in behind enemy lines, being a Republican in Europe and Switzerland. It’s always difficult to fight your corner as you are always up against an 80-90 per cent opposition,” he told swissinfo.ch.

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Super PACs and George – what else?

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012 Fundraisers for Obama and Romney have reportedly brought in $1.7 million, with nearly $300 million from so-called super PACs, independent super political committees, and non-profit groups have added tens of millions more. These have helped bankroll the barrage of TV ads and posters in the nine decisive battleground states. As well as mere mortals, binders…

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Initiatives aim to save families money

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012 The first initiative addresses the issue of the taxation of couples. Currently, married couples tend to pay more taxes than couples simply living together. The initiative – launched by the Christian Democratic party – calls on the government to revise the law to allow couples the choice of filing their taxes jointly or singly –…

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The devil they know

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012 Beyer, who was appointed by Obama, reportedly raised $1.5 million in Switzerland for the current president’s fundraising drive. American expats in Switzerland (total 30,000) are traditionally thought to vote Democrat. Support for Obama has been coming in from different sources. He also enjoys the recent backing of the Financial Times and The Economist magazine, whose…

The Sandy effect

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012 Last Thursday New York City’s popular mayor Michael Bloomberg gave Obama his endorsement, saying Sandy had made the stakes of the election even clearer. He also praised Obama for having made some progress towards tackling climate change. However, David Sylvan, an American political scientist at the Geneva-based Graduate Institute, is very doubtful either candidate will be…

US election unlikely to ease strained relations

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012 “Some argue that [Republican candidate Mitt] Romney may have a different attitude to Obama, but I don’t think things will change as the IRS [Internal Revenue Service] and Department of Justice have a clear policy,” said centre-right Radical Party senator Felix Gutzwiller, who is vice president of the Senate foreign affairs commission. The US authorities…

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Uninspired Swiss-Americans go to the polls

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012 The battleground state of Pennsylvannia has traditionally leaned slightly to the Democrats, but since Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s victory in the first televised debate on October 3 it has become an attractive target for the Republicans. Annemarie Frick, who lives in Pittsburgh in the west of the state, plans to vote for President Barack Obama,…

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US Election 2012 Blog: View from Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012

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Paths to victory

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012 As election week begins, a key phrase on the minds of both campaigns is “paths to victory”. The American electoral college system is taking both campaigns to school as they crunch the numbers to find a way to win. Under the system, it doesn’t matter who wins the most votes overall – instead, the key…

Switzerland opens new embassy in Myanmar

This content was published on Nov 3, 2012 With the inauguration Burkhalter wants to send a clear signal on the current and future importance of the country, Burkhalter stated, adding that Switzerland is keen to strengthen its partnerships in South Asia and Southeast Asia, the two regions linked by Myanmar. As a neutral, non-colonial but very export-oriented country, Switzerland already started to develop…

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