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Global Post: Can U.S. political consultants sway Ukrainian voters?

David L. Stern writes:The slogans — pithy, powerful and simple, just black and red lettering on a white background — first appeared this summer and are now plastered throughout the country on street banners, billboards and posters. Read the story here.
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Yanukovych soon to have third grandchild Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovych is soon to become a grandfather for the third time.
Yesterday at 19:16 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tigipko vows to stage protests near Greek diplomatic institutions in Ukraine over inactivity on release of sailors from Ariana The supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Sergiy Tigipko are planning to stage a protest outside the buildings of Greece's embassy and consulate in Ukraine, Tigipko told reporters in Kyiv on Friday.
Yesterday at 19:13 | Interfax-Ukraine
Regions Party: Yanukovych can return debt to IMF when president Ukraine will pay off its debts to the International Monetary Fund if Regions Party's leader Viktor Yanukovych becomes the president of Ukraine, representatives of the party have said.
Yesterday at 17:24 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko says struggle for presidential post not his goal
Three days ago at 20:29 | Interfax-Ukraine
Poll: Around 60% of Ukrainians ready to vote during presidential elections Around 66% of Ukrainians are ready to vote in the presidential elections in Ukraine, according to a survey carried out by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on October 6-23, 2009.
Three days ago at 19:30 | Interfax-Ukraine
The Regions Party has said that it is surprised at the knowledge of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the expenditures of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, according to a statement released by the party on Wednesday.
Three days ago at 19:13
Poll: Yanukovych could beat Tymoshenko in run-off by a wide margin Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovych and leader of the eponymous bloc, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko continue to top presidential ratings, but the opposition leader has every chance of beating the Ukrainian premier by a wide margin, according to a survey conducted by Research & Branding Group on October 12-22.
Three days ago at 16:49 | Interfax-Ukraine
Our Ukraine to support Yuschenko’s nomination for president at November 8 congress, says party council head The Our Ukraine party will hold a congress on November 8 to support the nomination of its leader and incumbent president Viktor Yuschenko for Ukraine’s presidency.
Three days ago at 10:45 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yanukovych registered as candidate for Ukraine’s president The Central Election Commission of Ukraine has registered Party of Regions Leader Viktor Yanukovych as a candidate for Ukraine’s president.
Three days ago at 10:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Survey: Ratings of Tymoshenko recently grew by nearly 7 percent, Yanukovych by 4 percent Kyiv, October 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The election ratings of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovych and well-known banker Sergiy Tigipko grew August through November 2009, while the popularity of Front for Change leader Arseniy Yatseniuk and Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn have fallen, a survey has indicated.
October 27 at 20:58