UKRAINE ELECTION
Worker prepares a polling station in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Ukraine's fiercely contested presidential elections are scheduled for Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Copyright 2010 AP News
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Ukraine vote count shows win for Yanukovych
Ukraine preliminary vote count shows Yanukovych winning presidential race by 3.5 percent Opposition candidate Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly defeated Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko ...
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Tymoshenko camp vows to challenge Ukraine vote
Tymoshenko camp plans legal challenge against results of Ukraine's presidential vote Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of ...
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Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Alexei Ponikarovsky, (23) of Ukraine, celebrates his goal as Ottawa Senators goaltender Brian Elliott (30) and defenseman Chris Campoli (14) react during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. ...
Observers: Loser in Ukraine vote might not concede
Observers warn that loser in Ukraine's presidential election may react with protests, lawsuits The loser in Ukraine's presidential runoff election probably won't concede defeat and may turn to court battles or street protests, observers said Saturday as both campaigns accused each other ...
Ukraine Elections
In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, Ukrainian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko, left, greets supporters during a rally in Kiev, Ukraine. Tensions are rising in Ukraine ahead of Sunday's presidential contest, with both candidates threatening to send thousands ...
APTOPIX Ukraine Election
Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych crosses himself in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra church in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Ukrainian presidential hopeful Viktor Yanukovych tried to look every part the winner as he mounted the stage before thousands of ...
Ukraine elections: A glance at personalities
A glance at the leading personalities in Ukraine's presidential election __ VIKTOR YANUKOVYCH: The Soviet industrial manager ran for president in 2004 with the backing of the Kremlin and then-Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. He was initially declared the winner but opposition forces ...
Ukraine presidential race ends in songs and prayer
Ukraine's bitterly fought presidential campaigns end on a song and prayer Ukrainian presidential hopeful Viktor Yanukovych tried to look every part the winner Friday evening as he mounted the stage before thousands of cheering supporters to the accompaniment of a victorious fanfare ...
Ukraine presidential race ends, tension high
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovich head into a final clash for the presidency on Sunday, but the prospect of post-election unrest threatens any quick return to stability, analysts say. Many commentators now predict a narrow victory by Yanukovich ...
Ukraine's election highlights its east-west divide
DONETSK/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Two days before a presidential run-off vote, Ukraine's east-west divide remains a gulf as wide as the personal antagonism between frontrunner Viktor Yanukovich and his arch foe Yulia Tymoshenko. As the beefy, slow-speaking Yanukovich contrasts with the elegant ...
Schiavone to open Italy's bid to defend Fed Cup
Fed Cup: Italy's Francesca Schiavone meets Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko in opener Francesca Schiavone will open Italy's bid to defend the Fed Cup title against Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko. In the second singles Saturday, Flavia Pennetta will face Kateryna Bondarenko. Reverse singles are scheduled ...
