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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6481-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title=" VILNIUS, Lithuania, April 21  --  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a boost Thursday to stalled efforts to oust the government of Belarus, holding a high-profile meeting with key opposition figures from the former Soviet republic. Russian and Bela..." target="_blank">Rice Encourages Belarus Opposition</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write(' VILNIUS, Lithuania, April 21  --  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a boost Thursday to stalled efforts to oust the government of Belarus, holding a high-profile meeting with key opposition figures from the former Soviet republic. Russian and Belarusan officials criticized her actions and statements as interference.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38431-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title="In a country with a popular president, a growing economy and a fragmented and weak opposition, Russia does not seem ripe for revolt, but the Kremlin and its political opponents seem bewitched by the possibility of one...." target="_blank">Another Russian Revolution?</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('In a country with a popular president, a growing economy and a fragmented and weak opposition, Russia does not seem ripe for revolt, but the Kremlin and its political opponents seem bewitched by the possibility of one.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35883-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title="Wearing a suit adorned with a bright orange brooch, the color of the Ukrainian revolution, first lady    Kateryna Chumachenko Yushchenko  said Wednesday the protests that erupted in Kiev last fall could have turned into a bloodbath...." target="_blank">Ukraine\'s U.S.-Born First Lady Shares Husband\'s Triumph</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('Wearing a suit adorned with a bright orange brooch, the color of the Ukrainian revolution, first lady    Kateryna Chumachenko Yushchenko  said Wednesday the protests that erupted in Kiev last fall could have turned into a bloodbath.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32385-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title=" With a triumphant flourish, as American lawmakers waved orange scarves in support, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko capped his first U.S. tour since taking office by beseeching a joint meeting of Congress yesterday to help anchor his troubled nation..." target="_blank">Ukrainian President Appeals to Congress for Aid, Improved Ties</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write(' With a triumphant flourish, as American lawmakers waved orange scarves in support, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko capped his first U.S. tour since taking office by beseeching a joint meeting of Congress yesterday to help anchor his troubled nation firmly in the West.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24568-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title=" President Bush, celebrating the recent Orange Revolution in Ukraine as a &quot;powerful example of democracy for people around the world,&quot; promised its visiting leader yesterday that he would help the former Soviet republic move closer to the West a..." target="_blank">Bush Promises More Help to Ukraine</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write(' President Bush, celebrating the recent Orange Revolution in Ukraine as a \"powerful example of democracy for people around the world,\" promised its visiting leader yesterday that he would help the former Soviet republic move closer to the West and eliminate decades-old trade barriers.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58084-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title="President Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan reacted defiantly Tuesday to anti-government protests that have swept the south of the Central Asian republic, charging in a speech to parliament that the &quot;opposition is directed and funded from the outside.&quot;..." target="_blank">Kyrgyz Leader Hints at Plot by West</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('President Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan reacted defiantly Tuesday to anti-government protests that have swept the south of the Central Asian republic, charging in a speech to parliament that the \"opposition is directed and funded from the outside.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46435-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title="Ukrainian weapons dealers smuggled 18 nuclear-capable cruise missiles to Iran and China during the rule of former president Leonid Kuchma, prosecutors said Friday. The missiles have the range to reach Israel and other U.S. allies in the region...." target="_blank">Missiles Allegedly Sold To Iran, China</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('Ukrainian weapons dealers smuggled 18 nuclear-capable cruise missiles to Iran and China during the rule of former president Leonid Kuchma, prosecutors said Friday. The missiles have the range to reach Israel and other U.S. allies in the region.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45341-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title="The gap between rhetoric and resources has widened as the U.S. pumps substantial funding into the promotion of democracy in Muslim countries, but cuts budgets for groups elsewhere...." target="_blank">Funds for Overseas Democracy Are Scarce</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('The gap between rhetoric and resources has widened as the U.S. pumps substantial funding into the promotion of democracy in Muslim countries, but cuts budgets for groups elsewhere.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37189-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title="Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Tuesday that Italy will start withdrawing its 3,000 troops in Iraq in September...." target="_blank">Italy to Begin Pullout Of Troops From Iraq</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Tuesday that Italy will start withdrawing its 3,000 troops in Iraq in September.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38390-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title="An unprecedented number of foreign-born players -- seventy-one players from 32 foreign countries and Puerto Rico -- are playing on the NCAA tournament\'s 65 teams...." target="_blank">It\'s a Foreign Affair</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('An unprecedented number of foreign-born players -- seventy-one players from 32 foreign countries and Puerto Rico -- are playing on the NCAA tournament\'s 65 teams.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30846-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title="Two American security contractors were killed and a third was wounded in a roadside bombing south of the Iraqi capital on Saturday, and at least 14 Iraqis were killed in several weekend attacks across the country...." target="_blank">U.S. Security Contractors Slain in Iraq</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('Two American security contractors were killed and a third was wounded in a roadside bombing south of the Iraqi capital on Saturday, and at least 14 Iraqis were killed in several weekend attacks across the country.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29417-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title="Gunmen shot police officers at a funeral procession in Mosul. Meanwhile, Ukraine pulled 150 soldiers from Iraq...." target="_blank">Three Iraqi Police Killed At Funeral</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('Gunmen shot police officers at a funeral procession in Mosul. Meanwhile, Ukraine pulled 150 soldiers from Iraq.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25430-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title="A team of U.S. doctors, headed by a University of Virginia professor, secretly flew to Vienna in mid-December to assist in the treatment of then-Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, according to U.S. officials, two of the doctors and the he..." target="_blank">U.S. Doctors Treated Yushchenko</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('A team of U.S. doctors, headed by a University of Virginia professor, secretly flew to Vienna in mid-December to assist in the treatment of then-Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, according to U.S. officials, two of the doctors and the head of the Austrian clinic visited by Yushchenko.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12464-2005Mar6.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title=" In early February, Scott Johnson, a partner in a small communications firm called Rock Creek Creative, issued a news  release touting the company\'s role in the Orange Revolution -- the public protests that led to the  election of Ukrainian  President Vi..." target="_blank">Local PR Firm Caught in Worldwide Web of Bad Press</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write(' In early February, Scott Johnson, a partner in a small communications firm called Rock Creek Creative, issued a news  release touting the company\'s role in the Orange Revolution -- the public protests that led to the  election of Ukrainian  President Viktor Yushchenko in December.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7029-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/ukraine" title="  MOSCOW, March 4 -- Ukraine\'s former interior minister was found dead Friday morning in an apparent suicide just hours before he was to meet with prosecutors looking into the September 2000 killing of an investigative reporter...." target="_blank">Ukraine Ex-Minister Found Dead</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 6 May 2005 15:02:21 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('  MOSCOW, March 4 -- Ukraine\'s former interior minister was found dead Friday morning in an apparent suicide just hours before he was to meet with prosecutors looking into the September 2000 killing of an investigative reporter.');
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