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Oleh Tyahnybok, leader of Ukraine's nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party, speaks to the media during a press conference in Kiev on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, following parliamentary elections the day before. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Nationalists perform strongly in Ukraine vote

By Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

A local election commission opens a ballot box Sunday to count votes from Sunday’s parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kiev, Ukraine. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the vote amid charges of election fraud are “a step backward for Ukranian democracy.” (Associated Press)

Extremist party making gains in Ukraine

By Eric J. Lyman - Special to The Washington Times