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APhoto Of The Day — 4.27.10

Ukrainian opposition and pro-presidential lawmakers fight during ratification of the Black Sea Fleet deal with Russia, in parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Ukraine's parliament has voted to extend Russia's lease of a Crimean naval port for the Black Sea Fleet in a chaotic session during which eggs and smoke bombs were thrown. The countries' presidents agreed last week to extend the Russian navy's use of the Sevastopol port for another 25 years after the old lease expires in 2017. (Efrem Lukatsky / Associated Press)
Ukrainian opposition and pro-presidential lawmakers fight during ratification of the Black Sea Fleet deal with Russia, in parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Ukraine's parliament has voted to extend Russia's lease of a Crimean naval port for the Black Sea Fleet in a chaotic session during which eggs and smoke bombs were thrown. The countries' presidents agreed last week to extend the Russian navy's use of the Sevastopol port for another 25 years after the old lease expires in 2017. (Efrem Lukatsky / Associated Press)

Ukrainian opposition and pro-presidential lawmakers fight during ratification of the Black Sea Fleet deal with Russia, in parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday. Ukraine's parliament has voted to extend Russia's lease of a Crimean naval port for the Black Sea Fleet in a chaotic session during which eggs and smoke bombs were thrown. You write the cutline.

Top Cutlines:

  • 1. Jim Brannon gains 6 votes in court challenge, loses 4 teeth at first city council meeting. “Her Sandiness throws a mean left,” he says -- Kevin Taylor.
  • 2. At the weekly SR Editorial meeting, the other editors became enraged and tackled DFO when they found out he ate the last donut -- CoeurGenX.
  • 3. Man, lower right: “Ural mountin' quite a head of steam, you know. Just Kiev it up and I will sock Ukrainium” -- JohnA.
  • HM: Phaedrus & Gary D. Rhodes


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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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