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news.yahoo.com - 11/19/2008
EU: Russia-Georgia talks make some progress (AP)
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AP - Mediators succeeded Wednesday in getting direct talks going between Russia and Georgia, pressing the two neighbors to resolve security and refugee issues from their August war in the troubled Caucasus.
Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/25/2008
Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is slated to campaign next week for Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss. WASHINGTON (CNN)... – Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will make multiple campaign appearances on behalf of Sen. Saxby Chambliss next week in ... (more) Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia

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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/13/2008
Georgia Runoff Will Be Tough on Pollsters
— fivethirtyeight.com — SurveyUSA has a new poll out about the impending runoff in Georgia between Saxby Chambliss and Jim... Martin. For some reason, they didn't poll the trial heat question (e.g. "who are you going to vote for?"), but there are a number of other items of ... (more) Georgia Runoff Will Be Tough on Pollsters

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online.wsj.com - 11/18/2008
Russia Out of Rehab
— online.wsj.com — Russia needed only a few days this August to drive Georgia's army into retreat. In the aftermath,... Europe has held out only a bit longer than Tbilisi's troops. EU leaders on Friday said they were resuming talks with Moscow toward an ... (more) Russia Out of Rehab

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Newshoggers.com:  Hope For Georgia, Russia Direct Talks

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Hope For Georgia, Russia Direct Talks
Newshoggers.com — ... Throughout the Russia-Georgia conflict, the European Union has underlined the new multi-polar nature of international relations by not waiting for the US to get over its kneejerk Russia-hating and its lobbyist-greased love for the fable of Georgia as tiny nation attacked without good reason. Now, EU-led talks have begun to bear some hopeful first fruit, with Georgia and Russia meeting face to face in talks alongside other inetersted parties. ...

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