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Another Insane Day in Ukraine

Tempers boiled over for a second day in Ukraine’s parliament as pro-government and opposition deputies clashed over a move to reinstate a controversial prime minister. While waves of deputies wrestled or exchanged fisticuffs, others climbed atop tables to shout down their detractors.

Conspicuously absent from the melee: World boxing champion Vitali Klitschko and leader of the UDAR reform party.  He reported for duty as usual at the parliament, but calmly watched the skirmishes from the sidelines. Explaining his rationale for not getting embroiled in the fight, he said, “You could call the fists of a world champion a nuclear weapon. I don’t think we will use this weapon yet.”

Maybe we should entice Klitschko to Washington, D.C. to knock some sense into our own political leaders, who seem hellbent on pushing us off the Fiscal Cliff. If he can appear cool and collected amid the chaos in Ukraine, we sincerely doubt Nancy Pelosi is going to rustle his jimmies. More from On Demand News.

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Ukraine’s Lords of the Ring

Ukraine boxers Vitali and Vladimir Klitschko usually let their fists and footwork do all the talking. Both have amassed an amazing record in the ring, winning all four international heavyweight belts. But instead of celebrating, with Ukraine’s elections around the corner, we find the Klitschkos ready to talk about the plight of their blighted, beloved homeland. Now they have plans to wrest it back from the political forces that have made it one of the most corrupt states in Europe.

“We have to change a lot of things in Ukraine. And I know one thing better than anyone – no fight, no win,” says Vitali. As this candid report from ABC Australia shows, the fighters are very smart, charismatic and determined to use their position in the public eye to change the direction of Ukraine. The campaign trail is littered with candidates battered and beaten by government thugs, but the Klitschkos say the stakes are too high to ignore. H/T Journeyman Pictures

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