Article: Swiss voters reject health insurance reform proposal

Article: Giving Addicts Heroin by Prescription; Controversial Program to ...
The Washington Post;  December 7, 2008 ;     678 words ... ... addicts. Last Sunday, Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved ... the 2.26 million Swiss voters casting ballots gave ... coalition government. Health insurance pays for the bulk ... are required to have health insurance, with the government ...

Article: Swiss Voters Narrowly OK Joining U.N.
AP Online;  March 4, 2002 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Title: Swiss Voters Narrowly OK Joining U.N. [image omitted] GENEVA (AP) _ Swiss voters approved joining the United Nations ... General Kofi Annan, who also had urged Swiss voters to approve membership, welcomed the ...

Article: The people have spoken: Swiss voters upheld the ...
Swiss News;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... distribution in the past. Just 37 per cent of Swiss voters voiced support for the cannabis legalisation ... that the proposal had been accepted by Swiss voters. One of the problems that experts have ... Two-thirds in favour Two in three Swiss voters backed the government's decision to ...

Article: Swiss voters back ban on new minarets.
The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon);  November 30, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Daily Star Staff Summary: Swiss voters approved a ban on construction of new minarets on Sunday ... Party (SVP). Stephanie NebehayAa ReutersAa Aa GENEVA: Swiss voters approved a ban on construction of new minarets on Sunday ...

Article: Swiss voters OK joining U.N.; 190th member: Many ...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  March 4, 2002 ;     700+ words ...GENEVA (AP) - Swiss voters approved joining the United Nations on Sunday, finding the prospect ... U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who also had urged Swiss voters to approve membership, welcomed the vote and said it took the ...

Article: Swiss voters reject social security revision
AP Worldstream;  May 16, 2004 ;     425 words ... ... Worldstream 05-16-2004 Dateline: BERN, Switzerland Swiss voters Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a package aimed at keeping ... made to raise the retirement age to 67. Some 4.7 million Swiss voters were eligible to take part. (agh-eb) Copyright 2004 ...

Article: Swiss voters reject anti-immigration initiative
AP Online;  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected an anti-immigrant initiative that would have ... if they claim discrimination or violation of other basic rights. If Swiss voters had adopted the right-wing initiative, local communities again could ...