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Article: Ukrainians anxiously watch live broadcast of Supreme Court set to resolve election crisis
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- December 3, 2004
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MARIA DANILOVA, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
12-03-2004
Dateline: KIEV, Ukraine
For four days straight, Alisa Orap and her ad agency colleagues have sneaked into their boss' office to watch the live broadcast of the Supreme Court hearings on the fate of Ukraine's bitterly disputed presidential election.
Across the country, from the protesters in the streets to the homebound, all eyes are on the court.
"This is the breaking point. The destiny of my country is being decided at this moment," said Orap, 30.
Russia's choice, Prime Minister Victor Yanukovych, was officially declared the winner, but Western-leaning opposition Viktor Yushchenko, backed by hundreds of thousands of supporters ...