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Friday, May 11, 2012

It's All Politics

On Citizenship Question, Bachmann Not So Neutral

Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann and her husband, Marcus, recite the Pledge of Allegiance before announcing her candidacy for president last June in Waterloo, Iowa.

May 11, 2012 Under assault from conservative blogs and facing some skepticism in Minnesota, where she's up for re-election, Rep. Michele Bachmann wants to give back her just-revealed Swiss citizenship. But apparently it's a status she has enjoyed — at least technically — for three decades.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

The Two-Way

'Tragic Day For All Of Belgium': 22 Children Killed In Bus Crash

The mangled front of the bus. The crash happened in a tunnel in Sierre, in the Swiss canton of Valais.

March 14, 2012 They were heading home from a Swiss ski vacation when the bus they were on hit a tunnel wall head-first. Six adults also died. Twenty four children were injured.

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Friday, September 02, 2011

Planet Money

Switzerland: Too Strong For Its Own Good

Swiss francs

September 2, 2011 The world economy is so messed up right now that even healthy countries are facing a strange kind of crisis: They've become too popular with investors.

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Friday, August 19, 2011

Planet Money

Switzerland's Too Strong For Its Own Good

Very strong.

August 19, 2011 "The Swiss dream of isolating themselves from trouble is just an impossible dream."

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