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Category Archives: Politics

UBS Reader

18. June 2010
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Fast drei Jahre brodelte der Steuerstreit zwischen den USA und der Schweiz. Auslöser wardie UBS und ihr grenzüberschreitendes Geschäft ...
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No More Kissin’

1. June 2010
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They kissed forever during the Democratic convention in the year 2000. Now they ain't no more. Almost President, Nobel Peace laureate and Oscar winner Al Gore has separated ...
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Bloomberg Wants to Rule the Planet

15. November 2009
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Today, the New York Times published a highly interesting story on how Bloomberg LLP wants to become ...
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Twitter-Jimmy?

4. November 2009
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President Barack Obama got a thumpin' last night. Republicans swept the top races in U.S. regional elections. Christopher Christie, a Republican former ...
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Der clevere UBS-Deal

18. February 2009
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780 Millionen Dollar zahlt die UBS an die USA, um den Steuerstreit mit einem so genannten deferred prosecution agreement beizulegen. Unter den Bedingungen ...
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Return to Mexico City

11. February 2009
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American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos are responsible for one of the most enduring pictures in the history of sports. In 1968, Smith won a Gold ...
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Adieu, W.

22. January 2009
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Dienstag nach 13 Uhr, hinter dem Capitol von Washington D.C. «Stopp, Stopp, alle sofort anhalten», ruft ein Agent des Secret Service. Zwei Geländewagen brausen herbei. ...
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Taking a Shoe

14. December 2008
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Today, a television reporter threw not one but two of his shoes at George W. Bush. The American President ducked twice during a press conference in Iraq (watch ...
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Presidential Dog Poop

3. December 2008
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Is there a problem with presidential dog poop in Chappaqua, the home town of the Clintons? Apparently. After Senator Hillary Clinton was nominated for Secretary of State on ...
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Hurry up, Obama

20. November 2008
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Today, the markets plummeted again. The Dow Jones Industrial Index lost 5,6 percent. By now it's down over 40 percent for the year. What about Barack Obama? Didn't ...
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The Absence of 9/11

6. November 2008
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President elect Barack Obama has an unmatched talent in talking about delicate issues without naming them verbatim. Throughout his successful bid for the White House he gave ...
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Wall Street and Election Politics

16. September 2008
Today, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to link John McCain to the turmoil on Wall Street. His Republican rival McCain said that Obama close ties to Fannie ...
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UBS Reader

20. July 2008
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Die UBS ist in den USA in Bedrängnis geraten. Vor einem Gericht in Florida hat Ex-UBS-Banker Bradley Birkenfeld gestanden, wohlhabenden US-Kunden bei der ...
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Boys Will Be Boys

14. May 2008
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The Democrats are playing a dangerous game. They ignore the sentiments of two crucial demographics they need desperately if they want to beat John McCain in November ...
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Until the Last Dog Dies

5. May 2008
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Much has been said about Bill Clinton's apparently meager performance on the campaign stomp. The Daily New asked the questions whether Clinton lost his mojo ...
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Tommie Smith on China

11. April 2008
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Last November, I met Olympian Tommie Smith in his house outside Atlanta, Georgia. At length, we talked about his silent protest during the award ceremony at ...
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Vorzimmer der Macht

25. March 2008
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Für das deutsche Magazin Cicero habe ich unlängst den amerikanischen Uno-Botschafter in New York interviewt. Zalmay Khalilzad ist gebürtiger Afghane und höchster Moslem ...
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As Goes Ohio

6. March 2008
As we have noted here weeks ago, Senator Barack Obama has a problem with the Electoral College. He keeps winning in the wrong states, while Hillary Clinton is ...
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Striking

4. March 2008
Just a quick thought: Is the writers strike delivering the Democratic presidential nomination to Senator Barack Obama? A simplistic explanation? Maybe. But just over a week ago Saturday Night Live ...
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Liberal Sexism

3. March 2008
Once the votes are counted in Ohio and Texas tomorrow night, we'll be looking back to probably the most sexist primaries in US election history. It's been amazing to watch ...
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Fidel and I

19. February 2008
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Today's announcement that Fidel Castro will finally retire left me both happy for the Cuban people and a bit nostalgic for my youth. Back in ...
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Florida and Ohio Matter

11. February 2008
Barack Obama is on a roll. Last weekend the senator from Illinois won four primaries and caucuses. His Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton won none. But can he win Ohio and ...
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The Man Who Made Bush

8. February 2008
Last night at the Harvard Club the torch was passed at the helm of the American Swiss Foundation. Ambassador Faith Whittlesey stepped down; Ambassador Mercer Reynolds took over ...
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Why Romney Quits

7. February 2008
Mitt Romney is dropping from the race for the Republican nomination. “I feel I now have to stand aside for our party and our country”, he said today. What ...
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Hillbillys Vote Obama

6. February 2008
While the focus in the Democratic race lays on the delegate count, the geographic distribution of last night's wins by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama caught my eye. So ...
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Kennedy Who?

5. February 2008
Last week it was all Camelot all the time. The Barack Obama endorsement by Senator Edward Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy drove the media and some candidates into overdrive. ...
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Schadenfreude

29. January 2008
Rudolph Giuliani gave us 41 shots, Disney on Times Square, Bernard Kerik and a couple of juicy divorces. He stopped the mob and tried to stop ...
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Kennedy Contest

27. January 2008
The Kennedy's are endorsing presidential candidates left and right. Last night Caroline Kennedy expressed her support for Senator Barack Obama in the New York Times by calling him a "...
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Mitt’s Macaca

24. January 2008
In 2006 George Allen lost his seat in the US Senate after calling an American of Indian descent "macaca". The racial slur was caught on video and seen on ...
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No Reagan Nostalgia

19. January 2008
Inflation shoots up, the Dow falls, and the United States seems to be sliding into recession. What is Senator Barack Obama doing? In an interview with a Nevada newspaper he ...
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Ari’s Delusion

15. January 2008
After his win in Michigan Mitt Romney said he wants to bring back «the America of Ronald Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush». Actually, he mentioned the elder Bush several ...
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Clinton Tactics

14. January 2008
Bill and Hillary Clinton are known for doing everything to get elected. They seldom shy away from fear mongering. Right now they're running the risk of costing the Democrats the ...
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Weekly Fix

12. January 2008
There is way too much dumb talk on American politics out there. My weekly fix is a podcast of Left, Right and Center, a radio show produced by ...
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It’s Monica, Stupid

3. January 2008
John Kerry verlor vor vier Jahren die amerikanischen Präsidentschaftswahlen, weil «die Republikaner die Leute in einer verdeckten Kampagne unbemerkt an Lewinsky erinnert» hatten, sagte mir damals Robert Reich, Bill Clintons ...
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Russe verunglimpft Schweiz, Amerikaner werden beschuldigt

15. October 2007
Die «New York Times» mache aus Schweizern Nazis, berichtet die Website von «20 Minuten». Sie publiziert eine angeblich amerikanische Karikatur, auf der ein Biedermann das Schweizerkreuz zu einem Hakenkreuz veranstaltet. ...
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