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Ukraine fails democracy test, U.S. official says

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: September 16, 2012 at 3:48 a.m.

A top U.S. official said Saturday that Ukraine is failing its test on democracy in the run-up to parliamentary elections, citing the jailing of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and shrinking media freedoms.

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