10/11/2008
Georgia sued over voter citizenship verification (AP via Yahoo! News)
Voting rights groups asked a federal judge Friday to stop Georgia's attempts to verify the identities and citizenship of new voter applicants, arguing they amounted to a "systematic purging" of rolls just weeks before the election.
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10/11/2008
Moreno, No. 10 Georgia seek revenge against Vols (MSNBC)
Not only did Georgia suffer its first loss in its last game, but star running back Knowshon Moreno sustained a severely bruised elbow en route to his worst effort of the season.
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10/10/2008
'Long road' ahead to resolve Georgia-Russia crisis: Kouchner (AFP via Yahoo! News)
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Friday that "a long road" lay ahead to resolve issues remaining from August's Georgia-Russia war, even after Russian troops withdrew from buffer zones around Georgia's rebel regions.
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10/10/2008
France: Russia only partly met Georgia obligations (AP via Yahoo! News)
Russia has only partially met its obligations in Georgia under an EU-negotiated ceasefire, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner declared Friday as he toured damaged villages and spoke to displaced people in Georgia.
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10/10/2008
Senate race in Georgia tops farm-district races (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a defender of U.S. farm subsidies, faces a strong challenge for re-election in Georgia in a top race among several contests that could affect congressional handling of farm issues.
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10/10/2008
Russia only partly fulfils Georgia ceasefire: France (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Russia has not fully complied with the terms of a ceasefire in Georgia, France's foreign minister said on Friday, casting fresh doubt on whether frozen EU-Russia partnership talks will resume soon.
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10/11/2008
Russia: Georgia cease-fire implemented (UPI)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday his country has finished implementing its terms of the cease-fire agreement with Georgia.
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10/11/2008
Term for U.N. mission in Georgia extended (UPI)
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council has extended for another four months the U.N. Observer Mission in Georgia overseeing the cease-fire between Georgia and Abkhazia.
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10/11/2008
After Russian invasion of Georgia, Latvia discussing expanded military exercises with US, NATO (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Georgia, Latvia is talking with the United States about expanding joint military exercises and cooperation.
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10/10/2008
Russia partly meets Georgia ceasefire deal: France (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Russia has partly complied with a ceasefire deal requiring it to pull back its forces in Georgia, France's foreign minister said on a visit on Friday to verify the pullback on behalf of the European Union.
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