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  Ukraine's Ex-PM to Join the Opposition
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Last Editedoff_to_DC  Sep 09, 2005 09:30pm
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News DateSep 09, 2005 09:25pm
DescriptionKIEV, Ukraine - Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who came to symbolize Ukraine's Orange Revolution with her fiery speeches and chic style, signaled in an emotional, televised address Friday that she is moving into the opposition to President Viktor Yushchenko, her comrade in arms in last year's uprising.

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The move by Tymoshenko, whom Yushchenko sacked Thursday, deals the president a huge setback. Her popularity rivals his, and she could become a formidable opponent in parliamentary elections just six months away.

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