With almost all the ballots counted, opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich is on course to become Ukraine's next president.   He has a slender lead over bitter rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.   Results from Yanukovich's strongholds in the south and east are expected to give him an unassailable lead.   Within hours of the polls closing Yanukovich was claiming victory.   Thanking his supporters, he promised not to let down the Ukrainian people.   [Viktor Ya...

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