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	<title>Comments on: Ukraine&#8217;s Presidential Hopefuls Lay Out Their Programs</title>
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		<title>By: UkrToday</title>
		<link>http://blog.taraskuzio.net/2009/11/14/ukraines-presidential-hopefuls-lay-out-their-programs/comment-page-2/#comment-20259</link>
		<dc:creator>UkrToday</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What about Yushchenko&#039;s sweat-heart deal with the Tobacco giants? How much are they contributing to his campaign costs in return for the win fall he delivered them last month?  So much for his concern for Ukraine&#039;s heath</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What about Yushchenko&#8217;s sweat-heart deal with the Tobacco giants? How much are they contributing to his campaign costs in return for the win fall he delivered them last month?  So much for his concern for Ukraine&#8217;s heath</p>
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		<title>By: anon</title>
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		<dc:creator>anon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tymo&#039;s response to the hobo question: &quot;How did Yushchenko and first lady declare 1.5 million hryvnia income last year and only 35,000 hryvni in 2003. Of the 1.5 mn. only half a million is salary and a million is from business dividends.&quot;

You took that for an adequate response? I don&#039;t believe it!!!! Let&#039;s suspose that candidate Obama declared that all he has was his sentor&#039;s salary. Journalists then photograph several large pieces of property and light upon other assets. Obama says they all belong to his relatives but journalists can&#039;t discover the sources of the relatives&#039; incomes.  Obama then says well John McCaian unaccountably acquired a piece of farmland during his term as senator. Come on not one single American journalist would accept that as a response and Obama would never  have been elected.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tymo&#8217;s response to the hobo question: &#8220;How did Yushchenko and first lady declare 1.5 million hryvnia income last year and only 35,000 hryvni in 2003. Of the 1.5 mn. only half a million is salary and a million is from business dividends.&#8221;</p>
<p>You took that for an adequate response? I don&#8217;t believe it!!!! Let&#8217;s suspose that candidate Obama declared that all he has was his sentor&#8217;s salary. Journalists then photograph several large pieces of property and light upon other assets. Obama says they all belong to his relatives but journalists can&#8217;t discover the sources of the relatives&#8217; incomes.  Obama then says well John McCaian unaccountably acquired a piece of farmland during his term as senator. Come on not one single American journalist would accept that as a response and Obama would never  have been elected.</p>
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		<title>By: UkrToday</title>
		<link>http://blog.taraskuzio.net/2009/11/14/ukraines-presidential-hopefuls-lay-out-their-programs/comment-page-2/#comment-20217</link>
		<dc:creator>UkrToday</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Viktor Baloha has a good article published on zik.com.ua

&lt;b&gt;Wolf-crying about likely vote rigging presidential candidates try to justify their future defeat&lt;/b&gt;

Various statements by marginal presidential candidates about the likely electoral fraud are aimed to create a background for their post-election information campaigns and lawsuits, the leader of the Yedyny Tsentr Viktor Baloha said Nov. 24.

Alarming declarations about the likely vote rigging directly point to organizational weaknesses of some candidates as the law allows for reliable barriers against any electoral fraud. For instance, any presidential candidate can send his 2 representatives to sit on local and regional electoral commissions, appoint observers to keep an eye on voting and counting of ballots. Proxies of candidates who have wide authority can also supervise the course of the voting.

“These representative must have absolute trust of their patron. Everything depends on the correct choice of a candidate and professional level of his team,” Baloha summed up.

Other effective barriers to electoral fraud are the Central Election Commission [whose members are appointed by major parliamentary parties on a quota principle] and numerous international observers. Mass media and NGOs, notably, the Committee of Voters of Ukraine, will also be effective in helping to curb fraud. Of great importance for establishing the final tally are also exit polls run by respected polling companies.

“There are more than enough supervisory tools, as you see, and they will all be used during the campaign. All the more so that there are 18 presidential candidates, some having considerable weight. That is why any declarations about the likely fraud are just attempts to justify a defeat of those who make them. Note that those candidates who are selling themselves as strong-willed and tough are most given to such declarations. In fact, such declarations expose them as would-be losers and outsiders,” Baloha added.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Viktor Baloha has a good article published on zik.com.ua</p>
<p><b>Wolf-crying about likely vote rigging presidential candidates try to justify their future defeat</b></p>
<p>Various statements by marginal presidential candidates about the likely electoral fraud are aimed to create a background for their post-election information campaigns and lawsuits, the leader of the Yedyny Tsentr Viktor Baloha said Nov. 24.</p>
<p>Alarming declarations about the likely vote rigging directly point to organizational weaknesses of some candidates as the law allows for reliable barriers against any electoral fraud. For instance, any presidential candidate can send his 2 representatives to sit on local and regional electoral commissions, appoint observers to keep an eye on voting and counting of ballots. Proxies of candidates who have wide authority can also supervise the course of the voting.</p>
<p>“These representative must have absolute trust of their patron. Everything depends on the correct choice of a candidate and professional level of his team,” Baloha summed up.</p>
<p>Other effective barriers to electoral fraud are the Central Election Commission [whose members are appointed by major parliamentary parties on a quota principle] and numerous international observers. Mass media and NGOs, notably, the Committee of Voters of Ukraine, will also be effective in helping to curb fraud. Of great importance for establishing the final tally are also exit polls run by respected polling companies.</p>
<p>“There are more than enough supervisory tools, as you see, and they will all be used during the campaign. All the more so that there are 18 presidential candidates, some having considerable weight. That is why any declarations about the likely fraud are just attempts to justify a defeat of those who make them. Note that those candidates who are selling themselves as strong-willed and tough are most given to such declarations. In fact, such declarations expose them as would-be losers and outsiders,” Baloha added.</p>
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		<title>By: UkrToday</title>
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		<dc:creator>UkrToday</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Volodymyr (not his real name) the 2004 election was always predicted to be close.  The first round voting was close. This is not the case this time round.  Our Ukraine have four candidates competing against each other and the gap between second and third place is 10%. Other candidates even further behind. Look at it as a horse race. Favorites out front nags behind. Unless there are last minute scratchings I would not be putting any money on a horse that was not favorite at this stage. 

God has nothing to do with elections that is a man made concept. but if it gets you though the night...

Tell us who do you think is in a winning position and what is the basis of your analysis and assessment?  You do have a valid alternative opinion don&#039;t you?  Clearly you have more insight into the electoral process then the professionals. Or are you just delusional and disappointed that you supported candidate is losing?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Volodymyr (not his real name) the 2004 election was always predicted to be close.  The first round voting was close. This is not the case this time round.  Our Ukraine have four candidates competing against each other and the gap between second and third place is 10%. Other candidates even further behind. Look at it as a horse race. Favorites out front nags behind. Unless there are last minute scratchings I would not be putting any money on a horse that was not favorite at this stage. </p>
<p>God has nothing to do with elections that is a man made concept. but if it gets you though the night&#8230;</p>
<p>Tell us who do you think is in a winning position and what is the basis of your analysis and assessment?  You do have a valid alternative opinion don&#8217;t you?  Clearly you have more insight into the electoral process then the professionals. Or are you just delusional and disappointed that you supported candidate is losing?</p>
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		<title>By: Wolodymir</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wolodymir</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>UkrToday (not his real name), has already decided the outcome of the race based on polls. Everyone in Ukraine and elsewhere for that matter, except UkrToday, remembers what the polls said in 2004. Ukrainian polls are bought and paid for, you&#039;re only fooling yourself, thank God there are still elections, which ultimately prove the polls wrong.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>UkrToday (not his real name), has already decided the outcome of the race based on polls. Everyone in Ukraine and elsewhere for that matter, except UkrToday, remembers what the polls said in 2004. Ukrainian polls are bought and paid for, you&#8217;re only fooling yourself, thank God there are still elections, which ultimately prove the polls wrong.</p>
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