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Ukraine's Supreme Court orders a new run-off election.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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December 4, 2004| Author:
Schofield, Matthew
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Byline: Matthew Schofield
KIEV, Ukraine _ The Ukrainian Supreme Court on Friday canceled the results of the country's disputed presidential election and ordered that a new run-off election be held by Dec. 26, setting off celebrations among protesters who'd taken control of streets and government buildings in the capital.
The ruling was based on a finding of massive fraud in the original Nov. 21 election and amounted to a rebuke of Prime Minister Viktor Yanuko...
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