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Ocean of emotion

This content was published on Nov 5, 2008 Democrat Barack Obama wrote his name into the pages of American history on November 4, engineering a social and political upheaval to become the country’s first black president-elect in a runaway victory over Republican John McCain.

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Obama elected next US president

This content was published on Nov 5, 2008 With polls now closed, the 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois has captured the key states of Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado and California. Those wins, combined with a slew of other states, have given him 338 electoral votes so far, more than enough to defeat Republican rival John McCain. Swiss President Pascal Couchepin hailed Obama’s win…

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Obama becomes next US president

This content was published on Nov 5, 2008 With polls now closed, the 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois has captured the key states of Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado and California. Those wins, combined with a slew of other states, have given him 338 electoral votes so far, more than enough to defeat Republican rival John McCain. In a victory speech before a crowd…

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United States set for an historic election

This content was published on Nov 4, 2008 But Republican John McCain, trailing in most national polls, has promised an upset of an almost equally historic order over the Democratic candidate in Tuesday’s election. Separated by 25 years and a vast political gulf, Obama and McCain have agreed on one thing during the longest and one of the most divisive presidential campaigns ever…

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Switzerland benefits from bilateral ties

This content was published on Nov 3, 2008 The free movement of people accord has increased gross domestic product by at least one per cent – around SFr5 billion ($4.26 billion), the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said on Monday. Seco’s announcement came on the six-year anniversary of the first package of agreements coming into force. Opening the labour market also created…

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Emperor awards high order to former minister

This content was published on Nov 3, 2008 Deiss, who served as Switzerland’s economics minister from 2002-2006, actively sought to better economic ties with Japan, travelling there while also serving as president in 2004. That year he helped to negotiate a free trade agreement that both countries are expected to sign next year. For those efforts the emperor will award Deiss the Grand…

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Merz questions Germany and bank bonuses

This content was published on Nov 3, 2008 Merz made the comments on Monday as he returned to work after suffering a heart attack six weeks ago and undergoing a multiple-bypass operation. The minister said he was “not really impressed” by comments made last month by the German finance minister, Peer Steinbrück, who accused Switzerland of tolerating illegal tax practices. Steinbrück has called…

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Listening to the heartbeat of top doctor

This content was published on Nov 2, 2008 Thierry Carrel, head of Bern University’s heart clinic, gives swissinfo his definition of responsibility, stress and professional discretion. The surgeon advised Merz to take it easy after the operation but the 65-year-old minister has already announced that he will resume work on Monday, and that he intends as planned to take on the additional role…

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Calmy-Rey discusses human rights in Turkey

This content was published on Nov 1, 2008 Calmy-Rey and Turkey’s foreign minister, Ali Babacan, on Saturday discussed relations between the two countries and the European Union. The pair also broached the human rights situation in Turkey and the issue of Armenians and Kurds. On October 21, a district court in Switzerland found three Turkish defendants guilty of denying the Armenian holocaust. The…

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New political party takes its first steps

This content was published on Nov 1, 2008 Among those to join the ranks of the Conservative Democratic Party were two cabinet ministers – Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and Samuel Schmid – and five parliamentarians. Few people could have foreseen that parliament’s refusal in December to re-elect Justice Minister Christoph Blocher, the strongman of the People’s Party, would have resulted in a new political grouping.…

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