All:  here are 4 new messages re: the Ukrainian language policy:<br><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600px" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 8px 16px 8px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody><tr><td valign="top"><a style="color:#1111cc" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://un.ua/eng/article/402993.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAk5LdgAVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=sppimN8EnJI&usg=AFQjCNEj0ZQYx2rHDCnpnXgas4O6Zlo4FQ" target="_blank">Rada Rejects Repealing <b>Language Policy</b> Law</a><br>
<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">Ukrainian News Agency</a><br>As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the Rada on July 3 adopted the <b>language policy</b>
 law, stipulating official usage of regional languages in the work of 
local bodies of power, if at least 10% of the inhabitants are the 
language native speakers. Oppositionist <b>...</b><br><a style="color:#228822" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://un.ua/eng/article/402993.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAAOABAk5LdgAVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=sppimN8EnJI&usg=AFQjCNE_4qESv0jiBxQKirbDEAZ7DVu3aw" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://un.ua/eng/article/402993.html&hl=en&geo=us" target="_blank">See all stories on this topic »</a></font></td>
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<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">Ukrainian News Agency</a><br>Parliament on July 3 adopted the <b>language policy</b>
 law, stipulating official usage of regional languages in the work of 
local bodies of power, if at least 10% of the inhabitants are the 
language native speakers. Oppositionist forces, public figures and 
workers of <b>...</b><br><a style="color:#228822" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://un.ua/eng/article/403017.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjABOAFAk5LdgAVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=sppimN8EnJI&usg=AFQjCNGU3pgGRjH3eS5_xSwuRfZLoHl89Q" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://un.ua/eng/article/403017.html&hl=en&geo=us" target="_blank">See all stories on this topic »</a></font></td>
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<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://un.ua/eng/article/403017.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoAzABOAFAk5LdgAVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=sppimN8EnJI&usg=AFQjCNFRj5WA8OLgA-TNEhmb772qLju3Mg" target="_blank">Ukrainian News Agency</a></font></td>
</tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 8px 16px 8px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><a style="color:#1111cc" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://en.for-ua.com/news/2012/07/30/112257.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATACOAJAk5LdgAVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=sppimN8EnJI&usg=AFQjCNG0xJvErge_2OiG6Njp0kXt1TGeVQ" target="_blank">Parliament refuses to repeal <b>language</b> law</a><br>
<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">ForUm</a><br>The Verkhovna Rada refused to repeal the adoption of the draft law on the principles of the national <b>language policy</b>.
 46 MPs voted for the bill by the member of the NU-NS Party faction Yuri
 Karmazin, 37 MPs voted for the bill by the members of BYUT Party <b>...</b><br><a style="color:#228822" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://en.for-ua.com/news/2012/07/30/112257.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjACOAJAk5LdgAVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=sppimN8EnJI&usg=AFQjCNEOni1-HfLJL9OKHBrbj5H_bb9zgA" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://en.for-ua.com/news/2012/07/30/112257.html&hl=en&geo=us" target="_blank">See all stories on this topic »</a></font></td>
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<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://en.for-ua.com/news/2012/07/30/112257.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoAzACOAJAk5LdgAVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=sppimN8EnJI&usg=AFQjCNG0xJvErge_2OiG6Njp0kXt1TGeVQ" target="_blank">ForUm</a></font></td>
</tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 8px 16px 8px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><a style="color:#1111cc" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/112556/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATADOANAk5LdgAVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=sppimN8EnJI&usg=AFQjCNFHeW2od4moXNzDppIkt630zLqulw" target="_blank">Ukrainian parliament refuses to recall pro-Russian <b>language</b> bill</a><br>
<font size="-1"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#777777">Interfax</a><br>Ukraine's
 Verkhovna Rada has not supported any of the four draft proposals 
against the passing of a bill on principles of the state <b>language policy</b>. The draft proposed by Our Ukraine - People's Self-Defense deputy Yuriy Karmazin was favored by 46 people's <b>...</b><br><a style="color:#228822" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/112556/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjADOANAk5LdgAVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=sppimN8EnJI&usg=AFQjCNHp9edeYySJDgoch88jqIcqyH8TGw" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/112556/&hl=en&geo=us" target="_blank">See all stories on this topic »</a></font></td>
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