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Florida holds key to US presidential vote

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 The race is so close nationally, that whoever wins in Florida will take the presidency. Near final results put both Gore and Bush on 48 per cent of the vote, with Gore less than 300,000 votes ahead out of nearly 100 million votes cast. But the winner of the popular vote will not necessarily become…

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Virtual peacekeeping on Lake Lucerne

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 But fiction and reality are intertwined in such a realistic way, one could almost believe that two European nations are engaged in a fierce fuel dispute, and that ethnic violence has caused a serious refugee crisis. The 460 participants engaged in this exercise start the day by watching the morning news. AC TV’s Brian Dwyer…

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US election outcome unclear

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 Gore conceded defeat in a telephone conversation with Bush, before retracting the concession. Gore’s campaign chief, William Daley, told supporters in Nashville, Tennessee, that projections of a victory for Bush were “premature”. The 25 electoral college votes in Florida would put the winner in that state above the 270 votes needed to secure victory. Even…

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George Bush wins US election

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 Provisional results from the state of Florida, one of the last states to count its votes, gave Bush the necessary majority in the US electoral college. It was the closest presidential contest for over 30 years. Among the most important results were Gore’s victories in California, Michigan and Pennsylvania. However, Bush won Gore’s home state…

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Bush set to become next US president

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 Provisional results from the state of Florida, one of the last states to count its votes, gave Bush a total of 271 votes from the US electoral college. He needed 270 to win. It was the closest presidential contest since John F. Kennedy beat Richard Nixon in 1960. Bush’s victory puts the Republicans back into…

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US presidential election result hangs in the balance

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 The count became necessary after the Democrat, Al Gore, and the Republican, George Bush, finished only several hundred votes apart. The race is so close nationally, that whoever wins in Florida will take the presidency. Near final results put Gore on 49 per cent of the votes and Bush on 48 per cent, with Gore…

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Bids for asylum increase again

This content was published on Nov 7, 2000 The Federal Refugee Office said it received 1,814 applications last month, 161 more than in September. However, the figure remains well below the number of departures, which reached 3,039 in October. Most people seeking asylum are still coming from Yugoslavia (338 last month), followed by Turkey (152), Bosnia-Herzegovina (147), and Iraq (99). Asylum-seekers from Yugoslavia…

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US election enters final stretch

This content was published on Nov 7, 2000 The latest opinion polls give the Republican candidate George W Bush a slight lead – at most two per cent – but analysts agree the race is so close that the winner may not be known until Wednesday morning. The Democratic vice president, Al Gore, has largely positioned himself as the public’s champion. He has…

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Americans abroad could sway election outcome

This content was published on Nov 6, 2000 Record numbers of US citizens living in Switzerland have registered to vote in this year’s election contest between Texas’ Republican governor, George W Bush, and Democrat Vice President Al Gore. “The interest in this year’s election has been incredible,” says Kevin Crowley, chairman of Republicans Abroad for both Switzerland and Europe. “It’s going to be…

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Half of foreigners in Switzerland eligible for citizenship

This content was published on Nov 6, 2000 The report, published on Monday, says about 20,000 foreigners acquired a Swiss passport in 1999. Over the past 18 years, more than 240,000 became Swiss citizens. The rate of naturalisations – at 1.5 per cent of the foreign population – is low compared to other European countries, even though foreigners account for 19.3 per cent…

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