OPIC reopens programs in Ukraine
Agreement paves way for millions in U.S. investment

Odesa under siege by battling oligarchs, say civic activists
by Zenon Zawada

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CONVENTION OF THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
37th REGULAR CONVENTION

ANALYSIS
Mixed feelings, as Russia marks 130 years since Stalin’s birth
by Kevin O’Flynn
RFE/RL

NEWSBRIEFS
Chechen leader’s comments on Ukraine
Kyiv indignant about Kadyrov statements
Websites misinterpreted interview
Secretariat sees reasons to dissolve Rada
Yushchenko on democracy-building
President’s New Year tree sells for $3,000
Antonov to test new airplane
SBU has children’s page on website
Lviv to restore Lychakiv monuments
Khreschatyk as architectural monument
Austria returns artifacts, documents
Deaths from flu, AVRI rise to 597
President: integration with EU is crucial
Tefft: U.S. will work with new president?
NATO enlargement no threat to Russia
Medvedev on Ukraine’s election
SBU gives documents to Crimean Tatars
Special economic zone proposed for Crimea
84 percent do not trust Rada

CANDIDATE PROFILE: Yulia Tymoshenko
Compiled by Zenon Zawada

NEWS ANALYSIS
Will there be a new U.S.-Russian strategic arms reduction treaty?
by Robert Coalson
RFE/RL

Quotable notes

EDITORIAL
Be careful who you trust

CHRISTMAS PASTORAL
The Bethlehem Star guides us
The gift of gratitude to God

IN THE PRESS: Election in Ukraine

NEWS AND VIEWS
An open letter from outside the Schengen zone of Europe
by Myroslav Marynovych

A model of historical memory of World War II for Ukraine
by Vladyslav Hrynevych
Part I

Lecture by Graziosi is milestone in the study of the Holodomor

Shevchenko Scientific Society offers postdoctoral fellowships for 2010-2011             

Business Council hails Reopening of OPIC

REFLECTIONS: Sibling rivalry for a just cause
by Oksana Batorfalvy 

St. Andrew Cathedral in Silver Spring celebrates feast day

Bishop Daniel celebrates feast day at St. Katherine UOC in Minn.
by Maya Gregoret

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE
Boston-area center holds dance for Fourth Wave immigrants
by Peter T. Woloschuk

NOTES ON PEOPLE
Diuk appointed VP at NED
Holowinsky speaks on biological clocks
by Peter T. Woloschuk

Ukrainian pro sports update: MLS soccer by Ihor Stelmach
Dema Kovalenko of the Los Angeles Galaxy

Your election observer glossary: The ABC’s of TsVK, DVK, OVK and OBSYe
by Zenon Zawada

Survival tips for election observers in Ukraine
by Zenon Zawada

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