OK, go with me here. With just a word omitted here or there, this story could cause many a progressive to unpack their bags and postpone their flight to Ottawa.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday said the United States does not accept the results of [...] presidential elections as legitimate, citing "credible reports of fraud and abuse."
The country's election commission has declared [...] the winner, beating opposition leader [...] by three percentage points.
[...] said Wednesday evening that he did not recognize the official result and called for a countrywide "political strike."
"We have been following developments very closely and are deeply disturbed by the extensive and credible reports of fraud in the election," Powell added. "We call for a full review of the conduct of the election and the tallying of election results."
Powell said it is "still not too late" for the [...] government to remedy the situation. He warned that the world is watching and urged it to "seize the moment."
The secretary said he spoke with [...] President [...] earlier Wednesday to urge him to take advantage of suggestions [...] that there may be a way to resolve the controversy.
Think the Bush administration sees any irony in this situation? To answer my own question: no.
As a side note, one of the factors calling the Ukraine election into question is by the disparity of the actual results compared to exit polls. Obviously, every country in the world conducts accurate exit polls, except the U.S., of course.
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