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	National Council of Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The National Council of Switzerland (German: Nationalrat, French: Conseil National, Italian: Consiglio Nazionale) is the large Chamber of the parliament and has 200 seats.
		The National Council is elected by the Swiss citizens, as is most of the Swiss Council of States.
		List of members of the Swiss National Council
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Council_of_Switzerland (168 words)

	Encyclopedia: Swiss Council of States
		The Council of States of Switzerland (German: Ständerat, French Conseil des Etats, Italian Consiglio degli Stati) is the upper house of the Swiss parliament.
		The Canton of Schaffhausen is a canton of Switzerland.
		The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Swiss-Council-of-States (1460 words)

	National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. an agency of Protestant, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox denominations that was formed in 1950 in the United States by the merger of 12 national interdenominational agencies.
		The National Council of Churches is the largest ecumenical body in the United States, with a membership of more than 50 million in the early 21st century.
		National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9331037 (971 words)

	History of Switzerland,Switzerland History,Switzerland History & Culture,Accordion History of Switzerland,History Timeline of Switzerland,Switzerland Tour, Switzerland Tourism
		It constitutes of two chambers, the Council of States and the National Council.
		Switzerland was formed in the year 1291 when the three cantons of Schwyz, Uri and Unterwalden joined together for the common purpose of protecting their borders.
		The legislative authority of Switzerland is in Bern.
	www.switzerlandtours.net /history-of-switzerland.html (278 words)

	GrandPrix.com > News > More about racing in Switzerland
		In March last year Ulrich Giezendanner, a member of the Nationalrat, the national council of Switzerland, proposed a modification to the law to allow motor racing competitions to be held in Switzerland.
		His amendment, which was supported by 82 other members of the Nationalrat, proposed that Switzerland authorise the construction of a Formula 1 track, arguing that such an enterprise would greatly benefit one of the country's poorer regions by providing jobs and would give the Swiss tourist industry a much-needed boost.
		The next step is to produce a draft law which will then be debated by both the Nationalrat and the Council of States.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns12622.html (290 words)

	Toast by Mr. Max Binder, Speaker of the National Council of Switzerland, Ottawa November 22nd 2004
		Max Binder, Speaker of the National Council of Switzerland, Ottawa November 22nd 2004
		Two years ago, Switzerland became a member of the United Nations and I hear that our positions are close in many fields.
		What we have in common is the federal structure: the rights of our cantons and of your provinces, our plurilingual countries with respectively four and two official languages.
	www.parlament.ch /i/print/ra-re-binder-max-2004-11-22 (700 words)

	Pravda.RU Speaker Of The Russian Parliament's Upper House Finds Switzerland's Experience In Holding Referendums Interesting
		Switzerland's experience and state structure are interesting and will be studied to build a "normal federal state" in Russia, the speaker of the Federation Council (upper house of Russian parliament), Yegor Stroyev, said upon his meeting with the President of Switzerland's National Council, Peter Hess.
		Yegor Stroyev, the Chairman of the Federation Council (the upper house of the Russian parliament), bluntly opposes the negotiations with Chechen terrorists and separatists with blood on their hands More details...
		Specifically, particularly important issues are decided in Switzerland not by parliament or government, but by referendum, he explained.
	english.pravda.ru /politics/2001/10/26/19316.html (1660 words)

	VietNam News
		An spoke highly of Switzerland’s support for Viet Nam in the past and trusted that, as the new president of the National Council, she would continue to promote bilateral ties and exchanges between the two countries’ parliaments.
		Speaking with visiting Vietnamese National Assembly chairman Nguyen Van An in Berne on Thursday, Therese Meyer, President of the National Council of Switzerland said the chairman’s visit would contribute to a better understanding and solidarity between the peoples of the two countries.
		Switzerland now ranks as the 5th largest European Union investor in Viet Nam, with the presence of major groups like Nestle, ABB and Ringier.
	vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn /showarticle.php?num=02POL260305 (511 words)

	Council for National Policy
		Love, a founding member of National Council of The John Birch Society who, according to a JBS publication cited by The Belmont Brotherhood, was "a Thirty-second Degree KCCH Mason, a member of the Median Shrine." 4.
		Peter Grace, who was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations [CFR], an officer of the Council for National Policy [CNP] and President of the American Chapter of the Board of Founders of the Knights of Malta [SMOM].
		Officially, the National Center for Privatization relocated to McLean, VA in 1991 and was incorporated in the District of Columbia.
	watch.pair.com /cnp.html (9758 words)

	National Guidelines in Switzerland - Federal Council - Equal Employment Opportunities
		Among various topics, the Instructions Concerning the Improvement in the Representation and Occupational Situation of Female Staff in the General Administration in Switzerland, adopted by the Federal Council, deal with nominations, promotions, representation, education and part-time work.
		National Guidelines in Switzerland - Federal Council - Equal Employment Opportunities
		Women candidates with equal qualifications to that of men for a particular post must be given preference while they are under-represented in the administration (paragraph 31).
	www.ilo.org /public/english/employment/gems/eeo/guide/switzer/fc.htm (502 words)

	Official report from swiss state regarding Cults and indoctrination groups
		"Scientology in Switzerland," a report by the State Security Advisory Commission (KSK), published by the Swiss Federal Police, July 1998.
		When the national or international media refer to them, it is practically without exception negative - be it because of spectacular events such as murders or collective suicides or be it on account of not less disturbing individual fates.
		Parallel to the rapidly increasing operation of local, regional and national commercial units in the global dimension of commerce ("world economy") with the socio-cultural changes, a globalization on the plane of religious belief can be observed which "is characterized in that certain 'religious undertakings' are pursuing an international strategy.
	www.antisectes.net /swiss-report.htm (16456 words)

	SWISS NATIONAL COUNCIL APPROVES INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
		BERN, Mar 14, 2001 (LSN.ca) - Switzerland's National Council has overwhelmingly approved the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
		A second ratification, by the Council of States, is still required under Swiss law.
		Switzerland would be the 30th country to sign on to the court.
	www.lifesite.net /ldn/2001/mar/01031404.html (138 words)

	171st IPU Council session: summary of proceedings
		Maury Pasquier, President of the National Council of Switzerland.
		Zedillo gave a thought-provoking presentation on the subject, dwelling on the contents of his report to the United Nations, some of which was more innovative than the final consensus document of the UN Conference.
		Zedillo had been appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to head a high-level panel of experts to prepare a report for the United Nations Conference on Financing for Development of March 2002.
	www.ipu.org /cnl-e/ss02/smry.htm (817 words)

	EuropeanPWN, News from Switzerland: April 2005
		Switzerland's National Council voted on 1st March to impose a 30% quota of women on the boards of companies in which the Swiss Confederation has a share.
		According to Inter-parliamentary Union statistics on women in national parliaments, published at the end of February, Switzerland comes in 22nd place with 25% of women in its national parliament.
		Thérèse Meyer was elected on 8th March, International Woman's Day, as the new speaker of Switzerland's House of Representatives in Berne.
	www.europeanpwn.net /short_news/geneva_news.html (148 words)

	United Nations Office at Geneva
		Situation of Child Rights in Switzerland, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Peru, Ghana, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Trinidad and Tobago, Hungary, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia and Thailand to be Reviewed
		The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) is the representative office of the United Nations in Geneva.
		With more than 1,600 staff, we are the biggest United Nations duty station outside of headquarters in New York and provide critical support to the Organizationâs efforts.
	www.unog.ch (565 words)

	The Council for National Policy: What it Is
		I was a charter member of the Council for National Policy, and it is a great organization.
		Many Evangelical, Pentecostal, Charismatic, Catholic, Mormon and other ecumenically-minded leaders are members of the Council for National Policy, the 500+ member organization which plans the strategy of the Religious Right in the United States.
		Council meetings are closed to the media and the general public.
	www.seekgod.ca /cnp.htm (6120 words)

	Pravda.RU Russian Capital to be Repatriated
		As it became clear yesterday, the National Investment Council, which joins the leadership of Russia’s largest banks and industrial associations, is going to compile a black list of western banks involved in laundering money from Russia, President of the National Reserve Bank Alexander Lebedev said at a briefing in Moscow.
		The National Investment Council provides estimates that the 100-150 billion dollars that have been removed from Russia during the past ten years are mostly likely currently deposited in foreign banks.
		As is known, the National Reserve bank itself has some problems abroad because of Western banks, which are not always conscientious, and because there are no important international bipartite agreements.
	english.pravda.ru /economics/2002/10/18/38327.html (2554 words)

	The Federal Council
		The Swiss Government consists of the seven members of the Federal Council who are elected by the United Federal Assembly for a four-year mandate.
		He leads the meetings of the Federal Council and undertakes special representational duties (Tasks of the Federal Council).
		The President of the Confederation is elected for just one year and is regarded as Primus inter pares, or first among equals, for this period.
	www.admin.ch /ch/e/cf (84 words)

	IEMA - Sustainability in the Information Society
		This event at ETH Zurich will be opened by the President of the National Council of Switzerland, Dr. Peter Hess.
		More than 100 presentations by scientists from 26 countries as well as 20 commercial and scientific exhibitors make this symposium the most important international event for all people who are concerned with the relationship between Information Society and sustainable development.
	www.iema.net /news/envnews?aid=3194 (131 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: Europe: Switzerland: Government
		CIA - Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Switzerland - List of government officials and their titles, updated weekly.
		The Swiss Federal Council - Federal government is headed by the seven members of the Federal Council.
		ICL - Switzerland Index - Complete copies and links to the country's Constitution, along with related background, history and events, provided by International Constitutional Law.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/Switzerland/Government (329 words)

	The Department of Music and Dance - The University of Kansas
		Professor Kates received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Paul Sacher Stiftung, and Pro Helvetia: National Arts Council of Switzerland.
		During the fall 2004 semester, she conducted research on Ginastera's film music in Basel, Switzerland, where the composer's manuscript collection is stored.
		Before coming to the University of Kansas in 2004, Professor Kates served on the faculty of the University of Texas at San Antonio; she also taught at Humboldt State University and Northland College.
	www.ku.edu /~sfa/mad/faculty/schwartz-kates.html (269 words)

	National Nanotechnology Initiative
		This inaugural meeting was also attended by 21 other national delegations from all over the world, including the United Kingdom (host), Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Switzerland.
		The U.S. delegation to the ISO meeting was led by Dr. Clayton Teague, NNCO Director and chair of the American National Standards Institute-accredited U.S. Technical Advisory Group, and included representatives of industry, government, academia and the legal profession.
		The workshop report is published by the National Science Foundation and the Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology.
	www.nano.gov (434 words)

	Family Research Council: Thursday, January 26, 2006
		"The Family Research Council is indispensable to those of us in Congress who care about family values."
		Each of the senators targeted by the ads were open minded during Judge Roberts' confirmation vote and FRC expects the same for Judge Alito.
		In preparation for a Senate vote on Judge Samuel Alito, Family Research Council has launched several ad buys encouraging state leaders in South Dakota, Arkansas and Louisiana to vote based on Alito's qualifications, not on agenda.
	www.frc.org (352 words)

	Swiss National Science Foundation
		National and international Research Programmes directed by the Swiss National Science Foundation
		Patrick Jenni of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich (ETHZ) receives the National Latsis Prize 2005.
		Research Projects supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation
	www.snf.ch /default_en.asp (186 words)

	TakingITGlobal - Switzerland
		Learn more about Switzerland's National Youth Council, National Youth Council of Switzerland!
		There are currently no Member Stories from Switzerland.
		TakingITGlobal Switzerland is a web-based platform for ideas and expression, a resource of opportunities, and a network of inspirational young people and their projects.
	switzerland.takingitglobal.org (513 words)

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		National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
	www.gurunet.com /cm-dsname-Wikipedia-dsid-2222-letter-1N-first-3101 (38 words)

	Presidents of the National Council of Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The President of the National Council of Switzerland is considered the highest ranking representative of the Swiss federal state.
		The National Council elects the President for a term of one year without the possibility of a consecutive second term.
		However, he or she is not the head of state (see: Federal Council).
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Presidents_of_the_National_Council_of_Switzerland (90 words)

	TakingITGlobal - Organizations - National Youth Council of Swit...
		TakingITGlobal - Organizations - National Youth Council of Swit...
		The main aims are the promotion of organised youth work, youth participation at all levels of social life and the representation of youth's interests and concerns at national and international level.
		Sign up for a free membership that gives you:
	orgs.takingitglobal.org /1998 (134 words)

	American, Canadian, British Church Leaders Call on U.S. to 'Stop the Rush to War'
		Robert Edgar (National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA)
		But we also believe that the international community is weakened and respect for law undermined when national governments act individually rather than collectively to secure these goals.
		This undermines democratic government by depriving the U.S. Congress and the U.K. Parliament of the ability to make a considered judgment regarding the justification for war.
	www.ncccusa.org /news/02news82.html (794 words)

	Council for National Policy Database H-M
		President of the Council for National Policy (CNP), president of the internationally known Family Life Seminars, Founder of Christian Heritage College, member of the Executive Board of Moral Majority, a member of the Editorial Board of Christian Inquirer, and a member of the Council of 56 of the Religious Roundtable.
		President of the National Right To Work Committee, which is funded by the Coors family, foundation and corporation.
		President of the United States Industrial Council and director of its "Educational Foundation" (USIC) of Nashville, Tennessee, and closely allied with the American Conservative Caucus and Young America's Foundation.
	watch.pair.com /database1.html (10500 words)

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