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Georgia to Lift Emergency Rule

Saakashvili cuts restrictive decree short in an attempt to limit political damage

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 14, 2007 4:44 PM CST

(Newser) – A state of emergency that began a week ago in the former Soviet republic of Georgia will be lifted Friday, the government announced today. The New York Times reports that the speaker of the Georgian Parliament said he hoped lifting President Mikhail Saakashvili's restrictions on...   Read full story »

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