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Election? What Election?

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 But the 2012 election has not really fired up the imagination of many others, who have been more occupied in recent weeks with UBS’s restructuring, Gripen fighter planes, and Hollywood actor Ben Affleck’s alleged addiction to donuts. On Tuesday most papers led with non-US stories. However, several had smaller front-page stories. The Tages-Anzeiger suggested that…

Swiss help countries move beyond conflict

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 “Chief, we have 48. Should we continue or stop?’ The chief answers on the radio. ‘Stop now. You’ve already killed a bunch of innocent people.” These are the words of an eyewitness who survived a massacre carried out by paramilitary forces that left hundreds dead in the Colombian village of El Salado in 2000. Today,…

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Dealing with the past to guarantee the future

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 Mô Bleeker is the head of the foreign ministry’s task force dealing with the past and prevention of atrocities. She says the country’s status as guardian of humanitarian law and its own history make Switzerland credible for confidence building. She trained as an anthropologist and has worked as human rights expert and in development aid in Latin America…

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Voter decision points: the role of government

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 Instead, they were voting on larger issues affecting America’s standing in the world or their friends and relatives back home. Robin Bartlett Rissi, an American who now lives in Bern, says her vote was mostly decided by her respect for the role of government in American society. “In my opinion there was one candidate who…

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Blast off!

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 Many of the 6.3 million Americans who live overseas already voted weeks ago. According to the US State Department website, this time round the voting procedure for Americans abroad is “easier than ever before”. But many expats surveyed by swissinfo.ch were not so convinced. “You need to be a rocket scientist to work out how…

Doom and gloom

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012 News coverage of the presidential campaign has also been consistently negative, media researchers reported Friday. Swissinfo.ch talked to Swiss-American voters from some of the key swing states – but they were not exactly oozing with enthusiasm about the candidates or the campaign. David Sylvan, an American political scientist at the Geneva-based Graduate Institute, said he…

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…

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