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Police officers sing the national anthem during an oath-taking ceremony, which started up the work of a new police patrol service, part of the Interior Ministry reform initiated by Ukrainian authorities, in
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Odessa, Ukraine Gov. Mikheil Saakashvili calls in California Highway Patrol to combat police corruption.
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A police officer holds his daughter after an oath-taking ceremony, which started up the work of a new police patrol service, part of the Interior Ministry reform initiated by Ukrainian authorities, in
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Police officers attend an oath-taking ceremony, which started up the work of a new police patrol service, part of the Interior Ministry reform initiated by Ukrainian authorities, in Kiev, Ukraine, July 4,
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