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Switzerland's Didier Cuche wins second consecutive Men's World Cup downhill race
Washington Post
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Didier Cuche won his second consecutive World Cup downhill race on a shortened Kandahar course on Saturday. The 37-year-old Swiss veteran, who is retiring at the end of the season, was coming off his record fifth win ...
Alpine skiing-Garmisch-Partenkirchen men's resultYahoo! Eurosport UK
Canada's Erik Guay races to silver in shortened World Cup downhill in GarmischBonnyville Nouvelle
Vonn Wins Women's World Cup Downhill; Cuche Captures Men's RaceBloomberg
Sportinglife.com -Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog)
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Daily WEF update
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The only way that the European Union can survive is to resemble Switzerland! This shocking statement from acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson in Davos. To be fair, Ferguson is not the only one to champion the transformation of the EU into a more ...
Davos panel: Can we avert a lost generation?Washington Post (blog)
Davos leaders look to China's investments abroadSeattle Post Intelligencer
'Occupy' Protesters Build Igloo Camp at DavosWall Street Journal (blog)
Christian Science Monitor -The New American -Huffington Post
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Topless protesters detained at Davos forum
USA TODAY
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – Three topless Ukrainian protesters were detained Saturday while trying to break into an invitation-only gathering of international CEOs and political leaders to call attention to the needs of the world's poor.
WEF meeting at Davos OccupiedCBS News

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Lindsey Vonn dominates in World Cup downhill win
USA TODAY
MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) – Lindsey Vonn dominated yet another World Cup downhill on Saturday, winning by 1.42 seconds on the Engiadina course. By Arno Balzarini, AP Lindsey Vonn smiles after winning the World Cup downhill race Saturday in St. Moritz, ...
Lindsey Vonn wins St. Moritz downhillESPN
Vonn wins DH in St. Moritz; posts 8th win in '12Sports Network
Alpine skiing: Vonn wins again in St. MoritzReuters
AFP
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Harrison in U.S. Davis Cup team to play Switzerland
CBSSports.com
MELBOURNE, Australia -- US Davis Cup captain Jim Courier has selected teenager Ryan Harrison to the four-man squad that will play Switzerland next month in the first round. The 19-year-old Harrison joins Mardy Fish, John Isner and Mike Bryan on the ...
Harrison on US Davis Cup team to play SwitzerlandUSA TODAY

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Swiss urge US tax deal to shield other banks
Reuters
By Emma Thomasson | DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The break-up of Switzerland's oldest bank Wegelin on Friday shows the need to settle a dispute with US authorities over tax cheats hiding cash in secret Swiss accounts, the finance minister said on ...
Swiss Tax Pact With US May Come Soon, Widmer-Schlumpf SaysBusinessWeek
Switzerland undecided on IMF boostFocus News
Switzerland's oldest bank closes over US probeGulf Daily News
Business Insider -San Francisco Chronicle
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Economist who foresaw '08 crash warns conflict with Iran could cause global ...
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Jean-Christophe Bott / AP Economist Nouriel Roubini speaks during a panel session on the first day of the the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday. DAVOS, Switzerland — Economist Nouriel Roubini, nicknamed "Dr. Doom" for his ...
AP Interview: Roubini warns of tough times aheadThe Associated Press

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Erin Hamlin finishes 6th in Switzerland
WKTV
MORITZ, Switzerland (WKTV) - Remsen-native Erin Hamlin finished sixth in her World Cup race Saturday in St.Moritz, Switzerland. The finish came on an atypical day in the Upper Engadin region - overcast with a few light snow showers - on the World Cup's ...
Remsen's Hamlin sixth in World Cup luge raceUtica Observer Dispatch

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At World Economic Forum, Fear of Global Contagion Dominates
Huffington Post
DAVOS, Switzerland -- They came, they feasted on smoked sturgeon and black truffle risotto, drank liquor paid for by global banks, endured dozens of security checks, and tried not to fall down in the snow. They talked about the perilous state of the ...
Finance chiefs reassure CEOs over European crisisAlbany Times Union
Finance chiefs at Davos try to reassure CEOs that Europe is getting crisis ...Washington Post
EU, US finance ministers speaking in DavosReuters
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US Raps 'Damaging' China Policies
Wall Street Journal
By AARON BACK DAVOS, Switzerland—US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sharply criticized China's state-led economic system on Friday, the latest salvo in an escalating trade conflict between the two countries. Treasury Secretary Geithner, in Davos ...
Geithner Offers Upbeat US Outlook, With European CaveatNew York Times
US economy to grow 2-3 percent in 2012: GeithnerXinhua
Geithner urges bigger financial firewall in EuropeMarketWatch
AFP -NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release)
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