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Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko speaks during her trial at the Pecherskiy District Court in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011

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  • YULIA TYMOSHENKO,
  • former prime minister of Ukraine, after she was sentenced to 7 years in prison on charges she harmed Ukrainian interests as prime minister when she negotiated the price of natural gas with Russia
Photo: Efrem Lukatsky / AP | Source: NY Times