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In the news: Ukraine in the news

By The Center for Public Integrity

WASHINGTON, November 29, 2004 — Accusations of massive election abuses have rocked Ukraine recently. Those familiar with the Center's report

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"… , November 29, 2004 — Accusations of massive election abuses have rocked Ukraine recently. Those familiar with the Center's reporting on the country won't …"

"… of the Center for Public Integrity's reports on the former Soviet republic.Ukraine’s corruption timelineThe current crisis in Ukraine is not an isolated ev …"

"… ormer Soviet republic.Ukraine’s corruption timelineThe current crisis in Ukraine is not an isolated event; the contested election is the latest chapter in …"

"… the Corruption Timeline, the Center explains the major developments since Ukraine’s independence in 1991.http://www.globalintegrity.org/reports/2004/2004/ …"

Special Report: Kuchma approved sale of weapons system to Iraq

By Phillip van Niekerk and André Verlöy

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2002 — Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma personally authorized the clandestine sale of $100-million worth of high-tech

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kroll Associates":

"… to Kuchma, Trudova Ukraina (Working Ukraine) hired New York-headquartered Kroll Associates, a private investigation company, to examine the Gongadze murder. Viktor P …"

"… Founder and Executive Director, Charles Lewis, worked as a consultant for Kroll Associates for 10 months prior to starting the Center for Public Integrity in October …"

IMPACT: RTI Biologics suspends import of human tissue from Ukraine

By Kate Willson

Medical implants manufacturer has for years relied on Ukrainian suppliers for significant amount of human tissue

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ukraine":

"… obal trade in human tissue has suspended its partnership with suppliers in Ukraine, where authorities have carried out multiple investigations over allegatio …"

"… 30 procurement agencies in the United States as well as in places such as Ukraine. The company supplies hospitals in more than 30 countries and in all fifty …"

"… nt in Germany. But the company withdrew its licenses to import tissue from Ukraine into Germany on August 20.The German government subsequently cancelled its …"

"… uthorities continue to investigate human tissues already imported from the Ukraine.ICIJ's eight-month investigation revealed that Tutogen, which was acquired …"

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Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part five

For months, disarray was the hallmark of Vice President Al Gore's campaign. Last October 6, he moved his campaign to Nashville from Washingt

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ukraine":

"… administration and coordinated Defense Department strategy toward Russia, Ukraine and other republics of the former Soviet Union. A nuclear weapons expert, …"

FBI tracked alleged Russian mob ties of Giuliani campaign supporter

By Knut Royce

WASHINGTON, December 14, 1999 — The Center for Public Integrity is investigating how billions of dollars of allegedly corrupted money from t

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ukraine":

"… neighbors and friends, the 64-year-old Kislin, who immigrated from Odessa, Ukraine, in 1974, is an enormously successful businessman who generously shares hi …"

From Russia for Love

By Bill Birnbauer

MELBOURNE, March 29, 1998 — They told Anna Vladimirovna that if she tried to escape, “things” could happen to her son and family back in the

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ukraine":

"… ied to escape, “things” could happen to her son and family back in the Ukraine.“We were treated like slaves,” the 32-year-old prostitute says. “I w …"

"… were on their way from Russia. Police believe that up to 50 women from the Ukraine and Russia were brought to Melbourne in the past year as sex workers or, q …"

"… f the Russian mafia group that snared Anna Vladimirovna are long: from the Ukraine to the Immigration detention centre in Maidstone and beyond.Anna’s long …"

"… ent administrative centre in the thickly forested north-west region of the Ukraine. Dwelling on life’s turns, she told a girlfriend that times were tough s …"

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Africa's 'merchant of death' sold arms to the Taliban

By Phillip van Niekerk and André Verlöy

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2002 — Victor Bout, the Russian arms trafficker whose clandestine sales of weapons of war to some of the bloodiest r

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ukraine":

"… was the victim of a smear campaign by unspecified political forces in the Ukraine who were using him as a scapegoat. “If something disappears in Ukraine, …"

"… e Ukraine who were using him as a scapegoat. “If something disappears in Ukraine, something is stolen or vanishes, Rabinovich is guilty. If there is no wat …"

"… thing is stolen or vanishes, Rabinovich is guilty. If there is no water in Ukraine, it is Rabinovich’s fault,” he said. The Ukrainian Parliament, which t …"

The world's asbestos behemoth

By Roman Shleynov

Vast amounts shipped overseas, used at home

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ukraine":

"… ntal organizations released a survey of the chrysotile industry in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, concluding that all forms of asbestos are dangerous and c …"

Painkiller trial raises questions for FDA, Pfizer

By Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer

In February 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called a three-day hearing to review the risks of three painkillers known as C

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ukraine":

"… tients from 637 sites in countries that include the United States, Canada, Ukraine, Mexico, Peru, and Colombia to take Celebrex, naproxen, or ibuprofen. Neit …"

The Montenegro connection

By Leo Sisti

“My little cat … I’m going crazy without you …. You have repeatedly betrayed me, I think …. Little cat, when are you coming? ... I love you,

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ukraine":

"… has largely been replaced with new routes from Russia, China, Poland, and Ukraine. But the years of black market activity, allegedly presided over by Djukan …"

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