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Bush Plans $1B for Georgia Ahead of Cheney Visit

Navy set to deliver more supplies; VP touts 'deep and abiding interest' in region

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(Newser) – President Bush wants another $1 billion in economic aid for Georgia, the AP reports. An announcement is scheduled for later today, even as Vice President Dick Cheney is continuing a tour of former Soviet states that will take him to Georgia tomorrow. Meanwhile, a third US Navy ship entered the Black Sea today, with aid cargo destined for the region disrupted by recent fighting.

The USS Mount Whitney crosses the Turkish Straits on its way to Georgia. The ship is the third US Navy vessel the military said would take supplies to Georgia following its war with Russia.
The USS Mount Whitney crosses the Turkish Straits on its way to Georgia. The ship is the third US Navy vessel the military said would take supplies to Georgia following its war with Russia.   (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)
Russian construction workers clean up in Tskhinvali, regional capital of Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008.
Russian construction workers clean up in Tskhinvali, regional capital of Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008.   (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
With Vice President Dick Cheney, left, due in Georgia tomorrow, President Bush is set to announce later today $1 billion in economic aid to the former Soviet republic.
With Vice President Dick Cheney, left, due in Georgia tomorrow, President Bush is set to announce later today $1 billion in economic aid to the former Soviet republic.   (AP Photo)
President George W. Bush holds a U.S. flag as he watches the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 11, 2008.
President George W. Bush holds a U.S. flag as he watches the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
President George W. Bush exits Air Force One as he arrives in Austin, Texas on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, to attend a briefing on Hurricane Gustav at the Texas Emergency Operations Center.
President George W. Bush exits Air Force One as he arrives in Austin, Texas on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, to attend a briefing on Hurricane Gustav at the Texas Emergency Operations Center.   (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)
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