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Ukraine to Initiate EU Membership Campaign

KIEV, Ukraine – A top aide to Viktor Yushchenko (search), confident the Western-leaning reformer will be inaugurated as president within days, said Wednesday that Yushchenko next week will begin a push to bring the country into the European Union (search). Despite a complex appeal of the December election results by …

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U.S. Chopper Crashes in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq – An Army helicopter crashed in southwest Baghdad on Friday night, and the fate of the crew was not immediately known, a U.S. military official said. U.S. military officials do not believe the helicopter was hit by hostile fire, Lt. Col. James Hutton said. The OH-58 Kiowa (search) …

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Stocks Fall as Market Digests Jobs Data

NEW YORK – Stocks ended the first week of 2005 on the short side as much-expected jobs data failed to excite investors while Wall Street showed caution ahead of a slew of earnings reports next week. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) closed down 18.92 points, or 0.18 percent, at …

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