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...whether to accept or reject laws made by parliament, like when the public overwhelmingly approved the decision to renew Switzerland's heroin-distribution program in 2008. "They are powerful instruments for launching new laws and correcting policies, and they are an integral part of our culture," says Andreas Auer, director of the Centre for Research on Direct Democracy in the town of Aarau. "The federal government has learned to adapt to and live with this system. And while more than half of popular votes are favorable to its views, there remains a margin of uncertainty that is healthy...
...handle it? This is not to say Russia should be left alone to deal with things the way that suits it best, but what on earth is the U.S. doing, intervening so frequently when delicate political realities would be much better handled with diplomatic wisdom and reasonable restraint? Gernot Auer, FRANKFURT, GERMANY...
General Manager Ferenc Auer, a restaurateur from Hungary, said the Finale concept is the first of its kind he has seen in the United States...
...Customers are welcome to sit at the tables during the day, but we want a relaxed approach,” Auer said. “But we have an elegant scene at night...
Except for making the deficit a top priority, Auer is a liberal. A native of Germany with first-hand experience of a state-run health-care system, he supports universal health care, wants defense-spending cuts and thinks gays should be allowed to serve in the military. But after losing to Marge Roukema by 52 points in 1994, Auer is an underdog, especially in this Republican district...