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12/12/2004:

"Ukraine opposition leader urges investigation after poison report"

Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko said he was not yet ready to blame the ruling elite with trying to poison him after doctors confirmed he was disfigured by ingesting a massive dose of a deadly toxin.

But the pro-Western icon of this strategic former Soviet republic said he was "happy to be alive" at a tense time in the nation's history and hinted of a deeper inquiry into the ruling elite should he take power.

Full Article : turkishpress.com