Kuchma to leave post tainted by corruption
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A decade ago Leonid D. Kuchma, the former manager of a rocket factory, ran for president of Ukraine and, in the process of winning, won applause
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Jaromir Jagr is reportedly leaving the Czech league to play in Russia during the NHL lockout.
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WARSAW -- Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski fired his deputy over corruption allegations Monday, throwing the future of Poland's conservative governing coalition into doubt and raising the possibility of early elections.
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KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine&#39;s outgoing President Leonid Kuchma said Monday he will honor the Supreme Court&#39;s call for a repeat presidential runoff even while vowing to press ahead with constitutional changes that would weaken the presidency as he faced the
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The Communist Party boss of Shanghai   has been sacked for corruption, state media announced on   Monday, toppling the highest leader so far in national party   chief Hu Jintao's drive to root out abuse and enforce loyalty.
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KIEV - Ukraine protests gave an ultimatum to outgoing President Leonid Kuchma demanding resignation of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich.
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The resignation signals the end of a political drama that ended in Viktor F. Yanukovich's defeat after an uprising against electoral fraud.
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Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich on Wednesday, but the country remains in political limbo during a drawn-out transition after last month's election.
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MOSCOW, Sep 21 (IPS) - A few days after his appointment as new Prime  Minister, Viktor Zubkov promised to tackle Russia's biggest  problem: corruption. But analysts have their doubts how far he  can succeed given that corruption has permeated from the top to  the lowest positions.
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Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Yevgeny Marchuk on Wednesday, the presidential press service reported.
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Viktor Zubkov is confirmed as Russia's new prime minister and has pledged to fight widespread corruption.
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Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has dismissed the heads of the Zaporizhia, Mykolaiv and Kherson regional state administrations.
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The head of the Organization of  American States plans to announce his resignation on Friday  after only two weeks in the job to defend himself against  corruption allegations in his native Costa Rica.
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President Leonid D. Kuchma of Ukraine said Sunday that if he were Prime Minister Viktor F. Yanukovich, the man Mr. Kuchma had selected to be his successor
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Head of the Czech government office Pavel Pribyl resigns after a protest over his record as a senior police officer.
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Shanghai's top Communist Party leader has been sacked over a major corruption scandal, China's state press said, although analysts suggested it could be part of a power play by President Hu Jintao.
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Vyacheslav Koloskov announced Thursday he would resign as head of the Russian Soccer Union after multiple poor showings by the national team in international competition.