Article: Swiss voters reject anti-immigration law

Article: OUTLOOK GRIM FOR RACE DATA INITIATIVE CALIF. RECALL TRUMPS PUSH FOR `PRIVACY'
The Boston Globe;  October 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ...SACRAMENTO - Backers of a ballot initiative to virtually ban state and local governments...election tomorrow. The campaign for the initiative, known as Proposition 54, has run out...ballot in the special election. The initiative's sponsors have been vastly outspent...

Article: Media agency of the year: Initiative; Hurting just three years ago, Initiative completed its turnaround in 2008 with a new-biz boom.(Initiative Media Worldwide)
Advertising Age;  March 2, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Byline: MICHAEL BUSH Late last year, Initiative found itself in a position that had...of the year. Going into that pitch, Initiative had already won NFL buying assignments...surely prove difficult to sway. But Initiative, together with sibling agency DraftFCB...

Article: INITIATIVE PROCESS NEEDS CAREFUL STEERING.(Editorial)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  April 18, 2002 ;     700+ words ...It's initiative season again. Solicitors with petitions...corners and aboard ferry boats seeking initiative signatures. The state's registered...measures in pursuit of signatures is Initiative 776. It constitutes just the sort of...

Article: Swiss voters approve GMOs ban
Xinhua News Agency;  November 28, 2005 ;     186 words ...Swiss voters approve GMOs ban GENEVA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Swiss voters approved a proposal calling for a five-year ban on the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Swiss agriculture. Exit polls conducted by the gfs Bern polling institute...

Article: Swiss voters to decide payout to new EU members
Xinhua News Agency;  July 12, 2006 ;     306 words ...Swiss voters to decide payout to new EU members GENEVA, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Swiss voters will have the final word on whether the country should pay a financial contribution to the 10 newest European Union countries. The rightwing Swiss People's...

Article: Initiative is Misleading and Dangerous/Gwen Chaplin against I-694
Yakima Herald-Republic;  October 21, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Washington voters should be wary of Initiative 694, the anti- abortion measure on the...ballot. This dangerous and confusing initiative is the most serious threat to a woman...Court's Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. Initiative 694 puts a woman's health at risk, and...

Article: Swiss voters projected to have given razor-thin yes to joining United Nations
AP Worldstream;  March 3, 2002 ;     69 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: GENEVA After sitting on the global sidelines for more than five decades, Swiss voters appeared Sunday to have approved joining the rest of the world as members of the United Nations. The popular vote appeared to running...

Article: Swiss voters appear to be rejecting social security revision, radio exit polls say
AP Worldstream;  May 16, 2004 ;     161 words ...AP Worldstream 05-16-2004 Dateline: BERN, Switzerland Swiss voters Sunday appeared to be rejecting 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) Copyright 2004, AP News...

Article: Swiss voters take hard line on asylum, immigration
Xinhua News Agency;  September 24, 2006 ;     302 words ...Swiss voters take hard line on asylum, immigration GENEVA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved on Sunday tougher regulations on asylum seekers as well as new limits on immigration for people from outside the European Union...

Article: Swiss voters approve economic aid for newest EU members
Xinhua News Agency;  November 26, 2006 ;     237 words ...Swiss voters approve economic aid for newest EU members GENEVA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Swiss voters on Sunday approved government plans for 1 billion Swiss francs (about 800 million U.S. dollars) in aid to the 10 newest European Union member states...

Article: Loma Linda council orders study of South Hills initiative
Redlands Daily Facts;  June 29, 2006 ;     424 words ...The consequences of an initiative that would protect most of the 3...prepare a report that will examine the initiative's fiscal impact, its consistency...the report rather than adopt the initiative as law or call for an election...

Article: Swiss voters approve expanded labor accord with EU
Xinhua News Agency;  February 8, 2009 ;     181 words ...Swiss voters approve expanded labor accord with EU GENEVA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Swiss voters on Sunday approved the expansion of a key labor accord with the European Union which will allow Romanians and Bulgarians to live and work in Switzerland...

Article: Swiss voters ease restrictions on Sunday shopping
Xinhua News Agency;  November 28, 2005 ;     169 words ...Swiss voters ease restrictions on Sunday shopping GENEVA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Swiss voters narrowly approved an amendment to the labor law on Sunday to ease restrictions on Sunday trading at the country's main railway stations and airports. Slightly...

Article: Yes, it is possible to learn how to take the initiative.(Workplace)
The Star (South Africa);  December 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Initiative is vital to success, both in your personal life as well...by the number of job advertisements where the words initiative and proactive appear, employers across industries prefer to employ people who are proactive and show initiative. It is not difficult to understand why people with ...