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Luckily, President Bush’s prayers for a solution to this Middle Eastern military fiasco have been answered. On March 2, Switzerland marched 170 infantry soldiers into neighboring principality Liechtenstein (population 35,000)—only to, according to The New York Times, “realize its mistake and turn back.” Liechtenstein forgave the Swiss their accidental invasion...

Author: By Justine R. Lescroart | Title: Iraq: ‘Oops!’ | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

...introducing Dr. Ruth. The two had both worked at Princeton, where Dr. Ruth was a visiting professor in spring 2003 while Rinere was serving as one of the school’s deans. Dr. Ruth, whose full name is Ruth K. Westheimer, was born in Germany, but escaped to Switzerland at age 10, Rinere said. Dr. Ruth also once taught kindergarten in France and served as a sniper in Haganah, a Jewish paramilitary group. “She’s not just the most famous sex therapist in the United States,” Rinere said. Dr. Ruth isn?...

Author: By Candace I. Munroe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dr. Ruth Titillates Students in Cabot | 3/6/2007 | See Source »

...trading records for Q Capital, and Mr. Franklin's own records for his personal account, and noticed that what they had in common was Morgan Stanley as the investment banker. We also noticed that a lot of the trading preceded upgrades and downgrades issued by UBS [Union Bank of Switzerland] and then the whole scheme began to unravel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More Insider Trading Charges? | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

GAYLE CROZIER-WILLI February 20, 2007 Vevey, Switzerland The writer is a spokesperson for Nestl?...

Author: By Gayle Crozier willi | Title: Nestlé Is Not Capitalizing On AIDS Fear In Africa | 2/23/2007 | See Source »

...coming out show-biz suicide for O'Donnell? Every celebrity should destroy her career so well. She has shown Middle America that lesbians can love women without hating men. And she has used her sexuality--the lesbian is Switzerland in the battle of the sexes--as entre to discuss such concepts as the idea that sexual preference is a continuum, not an either/or...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yep, She's Mainstream | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

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