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    The West and Kremlin Eye Pro-Russian Protestors

    In several eastern Ukrainian cities, pro-Russian demonstrators seized government buildings yesterday. In demonstrations that appear to be coordinated, they're demanding a referendum like the one that stirred international outrage last month in Crimea.

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    By Warren Olney • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    In several eastern Ukrainian cities, pro-Russian demonstrators seized government buildings yesterday. In demonstrations that appear to be coordinated, they're demanding a referendum like the one that stirred international outrage last month in Crimea. At the White House today, Press Secretary Jay Carney said there is evidence the demonstrators were paid and not local residents. We hear more from David Herszenhorn, who's in Moscow for the New York Times.

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      Warren Olney

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      David Herszenhorn

      New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Republicans Aim to Take Back the Senate
    1. 0:00The West and Kremlin Eye Pro-Russian ProtestorsYou’re reading this
    2. 8:16US Senate Elections that Could Make a Difference
    3. 43:41Rwanda, 20 Years after the Genocide
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