Outside the US, public opinion surveys suggest that most people would prefer a Barack Obama victory in the American presidential election. But Georgia is different - and it's not just because of John McCain's remarkable display of traditional dancing skills and wine-bibbing prowess when he visited t...
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Ahead of next week's presidential election in the United States, This Is Tbilisi Calling says that while most people would prefer a Obama victory, Georgia is firmly behind McCain and posts a photograph of the country's Minister for Refugees to prove it.
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Barack Obama is within striking distance of winning deep red Georgia next Tuesday. The latest poll out of Georgia shows a statistical tie. If McCain loses Georgia he will lose it as part of a larger national Barack Obama landslide.
Down ballot the Georgia Senate race is heating up. Democrat Jim Mar...
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A latest look at where the states stand, with Keith Olbermann and Chuck Todd:
And meanwhile, Obama has overtaken McCain in Georgia. Yes, Georgia.
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So here's something that we are a little puzzled about. The Economist is undertaking a poll to see which American Presidential candidate is favored by the world. In a very blue worldwide map, rooting for Obama, two noticeable yellowish spots, Macedonia and Georgia. McCain, of course, is popular in G...
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Social Science in the Caucasus examines the findings of a poll for The Economist which indicates that support for Republican presidential candidate John McCain is stronger than for his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, in the Republic of Georgia. With the poll also showing that support for Obama is st...
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TBILISI, Georgia -- The Economist has an entirely unscientific look at a world election between McCain and Obama. Georgia and Macedonia are squarely for McCain, but not any other country.
Many Georgians have asked me who I think will win the election. The ones I've spoken with seem fairly evenl...
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Posted by
Onnik Krikorian
· 11:35 am
· Georgia · Russia
Although Georgia was not the first country in the South Caucasus where the U.S. Peace Corps started working, it was until recently the most active in terms of blogs. However, the situation has changed considerably since war with Russia saw volunteers evacuated to Armenia with no prospect for return.
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Europe’s response to Russia’s invasion of Georgia was very moderate. The U.S. called for political isolation, Nicholas Sarkozy went to Moscow as head of a European delegation. The U.S. wanted Russia to withdraw immediately, while Europe was satisfied with one or even two months later.
Th...
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[the impeachment of] George W. Bush ... ought to top the nation’s agenda.... Because the past six years provide sufficient evidence that President Bush is not up to handling another crisis.And I maintain it is reckless .... to assume that there will not be some major national or world crisis withi...
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