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Conditions were great, the course was top-notch, but Americans lagged behind France, Canada, Switzerland and Germany in Telluride's first-ever PGS Wor...
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Swiss: Polanski Extradition Decision In Early 2010
AP | Posted 12.16.2009 | Los Angeles
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GENEVA — Swiss authorities say they will decide early next year on whether to extradite director Roman Polanski to the United States. Justice M...
Tullett Preborn To Help Employees Relocate To Avoid UK Bonus Tax
Posted 12.14.2009 | Business
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Tullett Prebon, a London-based inter-dealer broker described as one of the City's biggest trading firms, will help employees relocate to avoid the Uni...
Sarkozy Defends Switzerland's Minaret Ban
Guardian | Ian Traynor | Posted 12.09.2009 | World
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Nicolas Sarkozy today voiced sympathy for Switzerland's controversial decision to ban the building of Muslim minarets, calling on religious practition...
Janka leads after first run of GS; Miller skis out
The Aspen Times | Aspen Times | Posted 12.06.2009 | Home
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. - Switzerland's Carlo Janka was leading after the first run of a snowy giant slalom Sunday, bidding to win a third conse...
Gadhafi: Swiss minaret ban plays into al-Qaida's hands
Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 12.06.2009 | Home
Libya leader Muamar Gadhafi on Sunday said Switzerland's vote to ban the building of new minarets had done a great favor to al-Qaida militants, who wo...
What do mosque minarets and kosher slaughter have in common?
Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 12.05.2009 | Home
What do mosque minarets and kosher slaughter have in common? Both are banned in Switzerland, a free, liberal, secular and democratic country. ......
John Oliver Confronts Swiss UN Ambassador On Neutrality During World War II (VIDEO)
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.04.2009 | Comedy
On last night's "Daily Show", correspondent John Oliver followed up a segment on a recent vote in Switzerland to ban the building of minarets with an ...
Swiss Radicalization: A Sign of Things to Come?
Ahmed Rehab | Posted 12.04.2009 | World
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To ban an architectural form that scares you is a thing of prehistoric naiveté.The shortsightedness of the anti-minaret campaign is fueled by more than fear. It is fueled by hate.
Architectural 'Intolerance' in Switzerland
Cameron Sinclair | Posted 12.03.2009 | World
The recent vote by the people of Switzerland to ban minarets is at best misguided, at worst downright racism. Architecture is a political act. What, where and how we build is affected by politics, but this is beyond the pale.
Are Swiss Alps Threatened by Minarets?
John L. Esposito | Posted 12.02.2009 | World
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The Swiss minaret ban, like some other European countries' policies, highlights a failure of Western liberalism and raises fundamental questions about religious discrimination and freedom of religion.
Passive European Muslims Partially To Blame for Swiss Minaret Ban
Sabria Jawhar | Posted 12.02.2009 | World
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Switzerland's Muslims can remain silent and continue to be marginalized or they can involve themselves in government policy and the media to shape their future.
Cowbells and Minarets
Joan Z. Shore | Posted 12.01.2009 | World
To say the Swiss are not trustworthy would be an understatement. But their massive vote against minarets is a different story.
Minarets? No Thanks, We're Swiss
Hisham Wyne | Posted 12.05.2009 | World
Europe is creeping towards old habits of intolerance. Fascism has found a happy home in Europe before, and there are days when it appears contemporary Europe suffers nostalgia.
UN Slams Swiss Minaret Ban As "Anti-Foreigner Scare-Mongering"
AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 12.01.2009 | World
GENEVA — The United Nations called Switzerland's ban on new minarets "clearly discriminatory" and deeply divisive, and the Swiss foreign ministe...
Switzerland minaret ban condemned
Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 12.01.2009 | Home
Swiss referendum vote draws condemnation over violation of religious freedom rights....
Switzerland Faces Heavy Criticism Over Minaret Ban
AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 12.01.2009 | World
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GENEVA — A Swiss ban on minarets could violate fundamental liberties, Europe's top human-rights watchdog said Monday in an indication that the h...
Switzerland votes to ban the building of minarets
The Independent | Independent | Posted 11.29.2009 | Home
The spectre of religious and racial intolerance was raised over Switzerland last night as a majority of voters backed a deeply controversial...
Swiss Ban Minarets In Surprise Vote
AP | ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS | Posted 11.30.2009 | World
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GENEVA — Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a ...
Minaret ban wins Swiss support
Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 11.29.2009 | Home
Results from referendum show that majority of voters in Switzerland favour ban on minarets....
Swiss voters back minaret construction ban
The Independent | Independent | Posted 11.29.2009 | Home
Swiss voters have approved a right-wing-backed proposal to ban construction of new minarets, initial projections showed today, a surpris...
Early results show Swiss voters back bid to ban new minarets
Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.29.2009 | Home
Swiss voters have approved a right-wing-backed proposal to ban construction of new minarets, initial projections showed on Sunday, a surprise result t...
Swiss vote on minaret ban
Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 11.29.2009 | Home
Critics say the proposal is fuelling anti-Islamic feeling in Switzerland....
Vail Valley technology company signs deals with European resorts
Vail Daily. | Vail Daily | Posted 11.29.2009 | Home
For the first time, ski resort operators in Switzerland and Sweden will be using software developed by Vail Valley-based Resort Technology Pa...
Geneva WTO Protests 2009 (PHOTOS): Police Clash With Black Bloc Demonstrators
AP | By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS | Posted 11.28.2009 | World
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GENEVA (AP)-- Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday to separate violent demonstrators from a protest of a meeting of top world trade offic...
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