'Yes' 'yes' 'yes': at the final referendum of 2004, Swiss voters gave a nod to all three proposals presented at the ballot box. Science and financial issues seemed to win out this time round, with the people overwhelmingly approving laws governing stem-cell research and fiscal reforms.

Swiss News › Nbr. 2005, January 2005

Author: Anderson, Robert

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'Yes' 'yes' 'yes': at the final referendum of 2004, Swiss voters gave a nod to all three proposals presented at the ballot box. Science and financial issues seemed to win out this time round, with the people overwhelmingly approving laws governing stem-cell research and fiscal reforms.

In a year that saw the Swiss citizenry give thumbs down to several proposals put forth by the federal government, voters resoundingly said "yes" to:

1) the federal law of 19 December 2003 governing emb...

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