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" Earlier this year, John McCain tried to defend the fact that his presidential campaign was jam-packed with lobbyists: " [T]hey’re honorable people, and I’m proud to have them as part of my team. " " ...... Georgia, Between Hope and Fear
"I cannot help being anxious about what's happening to Georgia. My daughter is in Tbilisi with my grandson. Her husband, Sandro Kvitashvili, is the minister of health and social services. I don't know how dangerous his job is each day, whether he is on the streets, possibly... Tbilisi: Flood of refugees paralyzes capital
Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor Certainly a divide when more refugees flee into Russia, while the majority of refugees see Georgia as a safe haven in a war that may not be quite over.... Russia nixes restored borders: Hopes for ceasefire proposed by EU fading
Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor Absorbing South Ossetia and Abkhazia, may be the new Moscow buzzword versus President’s Bush pointing a finger accusing Russia of invasion and taking by force a... U.S. sees no need to send in its troops: Georgia
Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor Certainly there are other ways to send a message to Russia through sanctions. The US certainly has it's hands full elsewhere on the international front. Germany sympathetic to Russia, as one of it's Energy clients may have some... Georgia - Rumours and Lies, Facts and Fiction
For many people, it seems as though the White House is as much in the dark as anyone else. The lack of information and rumours going around make it hard for the average person to follow the story, let alone a major world power who is trying to make decisions based on shifting... Russia calls halt to 5-day invasion of Georgia
"Declaring "the aggressor has been punished," the Kremlin ordered a halt Tuesday to Russia's devastating assault on Georgia — five days of air and ground attacks that left homes in smoldering ruins and uprooted 100,000 people. Both sides accepted the general outlines of a... Did McCain Plagiarize His Speech on the Georgia Crisis?
"Did McCain Plagiarize His Speech on the Georgia Crisis?"The Show in Beijing
Here is a dissident opinion (not mine..) on the opening show of the Beijing Olympiad "The fireworks and show at the Olympic stadium in Beijing Friday made it clear that the opening ceremony was a... Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dies
News without opinion. " Celebrated poet (Mahmoud Darwish) passes at age 67 in Houston hospital following complications after open-heart surgery " "Revered as the Palestinians' national poet, Darwish was... 1,500 Reported Killed in Georgia Battle
"Russia and the former Soviet republic of Georgia veered closer to all-out war on Saturday as Russia moved parts of its Black Sea fleet toward Georgia’s coast and intensified air attacks on Georgia, striking two... Timeline: Georgia and South Ossetia
" 1801 - Russian Empire swallows up a large area of modern-day Georgia 1864 - Abkhazia annexed by Russian Empire 1918 - Georgia declares independence 1921 - Red Army invades and Georgia becomes a Soviet... Estonian Pair First to Swim the Gulf of Finland
A swimming duo from Estonia have officially become the first to swim the 55 km stretch of the Gulf of Finland "TALLINN - A pair of Estonians on Saturday became the first to swim the Gulf of Finland, a... Could Josef Stalin be made a saint?
This is a strange story.The Communist party in St. Petersburg, Russia, has approached the Orthodox Church to make Josef Stalin a saint if he wins this television poll to nominate him as the greatest Russian in... Dozens hurt in Belarus bomb blast
A powerful explosion occured just after midnight local time (2100 GMT), as thousands of people were gathered for a concert at a war memorial in the capital. " At least 50 people have been injured in Belarus after a bomb exploded during a concert in the capital,...
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