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London - Speculation over what caused an illness that left Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko with a swollen and scarred face deepened Wednesday, amid conflicting reports about whether he was poisoned. The Times of London quoted one of the doctors who treated Yushchenko in Austria, Dr. Nikolai Korpan, as saying he believed someone poisoned the candidate with the intention of killing him. Yushchenko himself has made that accusation, saying Ukrainian or Russian authorities who wanted to see his rival Viktor Yanukovych elected may have exposed him to a chemical or biological agent during the campaign leading up to the Nov. 21 vote. He suffered severe abdominal and back pain, as well as lesions on his face and torso and swelling of internal organs. Boston - The city of Boston is letting motorists use a unique currency to pay their parking fines ? Cabbage Patch Kids and Scrabble boards. City officials began accepting these and other toys to increase donations to a charitable foundation that distributes Christmas gifts to needy children. Belfast - The leaders of Britain and Ireland unveiled details of a new Catholic-Protestant power-sharing arrangement on Wednesday in Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern insisted an agreement between the two traditional enemies was close.
