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			<title>Experts doubt Tymoshenko's government will be dismissed</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53288/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:18 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The government of Yulia Tymoshenko will not be dismissed, according to political experts.]]></description>
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			<title>Foreign polling stations for Ukrainian presidential elections to be set up by Dec. 9</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53281/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:28:28 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Foreign polling stations for the Ukrainian presidential elections will be set up by December 9, according to the Ukrainian Central Election Commission (CEC).]]></description>
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			<title>Three candidates united by disgust with authorities</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53257/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:53:23 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Those who are tired of the same old political faces staring from TV screens are introduced to a trio of newcomers, Oleg Riabokon, Vasyl Protyvsikh and Oleksandr Pabat.]]></description>
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			<title>Paid advisers descend on candidates, nation</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53251/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:37:48 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Behind every presidential campaign is a political adviser. In the case of Ukraine, they are many and some of them come from Russia and the United States.]]></description>
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			<title>Yanukovych: Regions Party not in talks on creation of new coalition, 'technical' government'</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53170/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:22:18 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The parliamentary faction of the Regions Party has not held and is not holding any talks on the creation of a new coalition and a &quot;technical&quot; government, party leader Viktor Yanukovych has said.]]></description>
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			<title>Regions Party collects over 170 signatures to dismiss Tymoshenko's government</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53154/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:30:36 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The parliamentary faction of the Regions Party has already collected 173 signatures in order to unseat the government led by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the faction's first deputy head, Oleksandr Yefremov, has said.]]></description>
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			<title>Obama consultants land in Kyiv</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53156/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:29:36 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The firm headed by Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s former chief strategist, Mark Penn, is helping run incumbent President Victor Yushchenko&rsquo;s campaign.]]></description>
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			<title>Yuschenko to ask parliament to pass amendments to 2009 budget to raise army financing</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53137/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:31:55 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko will ask leaders of parliamentary factions to pass amendments to the state budget for this year concerning the financing of the Armed Forces.]]></description>
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			<title>Regions Party collecting signatures to initiate government's dismissal</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53103/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:05 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The parliamentary faction of the Regions Party has collected 120 signatures in support of the dismissal of the government led by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, according to the faction's deputy head, Oleksandr Yefremov.]]></description>
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			<title>European Union to send over 700 observers to monitor Ukraine's presidential elections</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53040/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:51:13 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The European Union member-states will send over 700 observers to monitor the upcoming presidential elections in Ukraine.]]></description>
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			<title>Experts say Yatseniuk could support Tymoshenko in second round of presidential elections</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52968/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:59:20 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian experts do not rule out that presidential candidate and Front for Change leader Arseniy Yatseniuk could support incumbent Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the second round of presidential elections.]]></description>
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			<title>Jerusalem Post: Anti-Semitic Ukraine mayor to run for president</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52914/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:52:41 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A mayor of a small Ukrainian town who has made headlines for anti-Semitic comments in recent months was approved by his country's central voting committee to run in January's presidential race. <a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1258027306987&amp;pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" target="_blank">Read the story here. </a>]]></description>
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			<title>Angus Reed: Yanukovych, Tymoshenko ahead in Ukraine</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52913/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:47:20 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Ukraine&rsquo;s presidential election seems destined to be decided in a run-off, according to a poll by the Ukrainian Project System. 21.4 per cent of respondents would vote for former prime minister Viktor Yanukovych of the Party of Regions (PR), while 18.1 per cent would back current prime minister Yulia Timoshenko. <a href="http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/34498/yanukovych_tymoshenko_ahead_in_ukraine" target="_blank">Read the story here.</a>]]></description>
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			<title>EU Observer: European Union running on empty in Ukraine</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52911/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:34:01 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian politics is like Mexican telenovelas. The characters are the same for years and years: charming but cunning Tymoshenko, dull but pragmatic Yanukovych, idealistic but weak Yushchenko, plus the whole plethora of old faces from Litvin to Tihipko. Yatsenyuk is the only new face, campaigning with smart khaki billboards, but with surprisingly old-fashioned views.<a href="http://euobserver.com/?aid=28988" target="_blank"> Read the story here.</a>]]></description>
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			<title>Wall Street Journal: Ex-Ukraine leader angles for a return</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52907/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:25:40 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[James Marson writes from Kyiv: Ukrainian presidential front-runner Viktor Yanukovych says that after five years under a pro-Western leader, his country needs to rebuild strong ties with Russia and ease up on pursuit of membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125841556794951329.html" target="_blank">Read the story here.</a>]]></description>
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			<title>NATO Secretary General: Annual program is important step on Ukraine's path to membership in Alliance</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52904/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:07:10 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that the development of the first Annual National Program is an important step on Ukraine's path to becoming a member of the Alliance.]]></description>
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			<title>Ukraine's politicians: Putting the swine in swine flu</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52900/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:43:01 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In Ukraine, swine flu is causing electoral fever.<br />
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In a hard-fought presidential campaign, critics of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko accuse her of stirring up panic to grab the spotlight from rivals by closing all schools and banning mass gatherings to combat what experts say is a relatively moderate outbreak of the disease.]]></description>
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			<title>Tigipko declares largest incomes among presidential candidates in 2008</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52880/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:22:11 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Presidential candidate Sergiy Tigipko has declared the largest incomes in 2008 among presidential candidates.Presidential candidates had to submitincome declarations for 2008to the Central Election Commissionwhich posted them on its official web site.]]></description>
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			<title>Ukrainian speaker says Prime Minister Tymoshenko won’t be dismissed before elections</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52781/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:41:09 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn is sure that Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will not be dismissed before the presidential elections.]]></description>
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			<title>CEC finishes registration of candidates for Ukraine's presidency</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52750/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:23:13 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Central Election Commission has finished registration of candidates for Ukraine's presidency.<br />
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At its Friday meeting the CEC refused to register last ten contenders, including those who reapplied for registration after their initial registration applications were rejected.]]></description>
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			<title>Political Pulse: Presidential field takes shape</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52694/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:27:44 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Who are the 18 candidates registered by election officials?]]></description>
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			<title>Yanukovych would have won if elections were held next Sunday</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52634/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:24:52 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Party of Regions leader Victor Yanukovych would have gained the largest number of votes in the Ukrainian presidential election if the election were held next Sunday, the Ukrainian Project System said.]]></description>
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			<title>Voters Committee estimating final cost of presidential election campaign at $1 billion</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52628/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:40:20 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Voters Committee of Ukraine expects that the presidential election campaign will cost Ukraine about $1 billion, chairman of the committee Oleksandr Chernenko said.]]></description>
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			<title>Sivets: 40% Of Electors Will Vote For Yanukovych In Kyiv</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52623/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:37:44 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Viktor Sivets, head of the Kyiv city election headquarters of Party of Regions leader and candidate for the presidency Victor Yanukovych, predicts 40% of electors will vote for Yanukovych in Kyiv at the presidential elections.]]></description>
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			<title>Eighteen to run for Ukraine's presidency</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52592/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:28:44 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Eighteen people will run in Ukraine's presidential election on January 17, 2010.]]></description>
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			<title>15 applications have been rejected for registration as presidential candidates</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52551/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:33 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has rejected 15 citizens' applications for registration as candidates in the 2010 presidential elections. The Commission adopted the 15 relevant resolutions at a meeting on Nov. 11.]]></description>
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			<title>Central Election Commission registers Uzhgorod mayor as presidential candidate</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52544/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:27:56 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Central Election Commission has registered Uzhgorod Mayor Serhiy Ratushniak as candidate for Ukraine's president.]]></description>
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			<title>Expert: Everything on hold for the election</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52490/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:13:59 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Head of the Situations Modeling Agency Vitaliy Bala has forecast that during the election period in Ukraine, most ongoing foreign policy and foreign economic initiatives could be put on hold, the press service of the agency reported on Nov. 10.]]></description>
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			<title>Yushchenko: No alternative to joining European security system for Ukraine</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52460/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:16:55 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Kherson, November 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) &ndash; There is no alternative to joining the European security policy, Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko, who is running for a second term in office, has said at a meeting with his electorate in Kherson.]]></description>
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			<title>Yushchenko orders investment incentives</title>
			<link>http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52416/</link>
			<category>Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:19:55 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has ordered the government to facilitate the creation of non-governmental pension funds, speed up the customs registration of goods and ensure equal conditions for foreign and domestic investors at tenders to issue licenses for the use of natural resources.]]></description>
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