News Headlines for Acworth, Georgia

Russia says Georgia could spark new war in Abkhazia: agency (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Russia's defence ministry on Saturday accused Georgia of harbouring plans to take back the separatist province of Abkhazia by force that could trigger a war, Interfax news agency reported.

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Will Georgia be presidential battleground state? Depends (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Are we or aren't we? We've seen polls, evidence and anecdotes that suggest Georgia will be in play in the presidential race. But some of it is conflicting, vague, or possibly wishful thinking on the part of Democrats. Here's a look at why Georgia will — and won't — be a battleground state in the fight between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. POLLS YES, we're a battleground ...

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Abkhazia says Georgia planned to take region by force (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Georgia's breakaway region Abkhazia said on Saturday Tbilisi had planned to take the area over by military force earlier this year but failed in its mission, Russian agencies reported.

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Abkhazia: Georgia planned spring invasion (UPI)
SUKHUMI, Georgia, July 5 (UPI) -- The leader of Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia says Georgian forces were planning to invade the republic this spring but were foiled.

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Georgia teen killed by lightning in Colorado (Rocky Mountain News)
A spokeswoman for a youth camp in southern Colorado says a 16-year-old from Georgia was struck and killed by lightning.

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Congressmen from South Carolina, Georgia addressing energy issue (Anderson Independent-Mail)
Several senators, including some from South Carolina and Georgia, wrote a letter to Senate leaders calling for a one-day energy summit after the July Fourth recess of Congress

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Russia warns Georgia after shelling incident (Deutsche Welle)
Russia has warned of a new conflict in the Caucasus region and called for fresh talks to soothe tensions. Russian media quoted the defence ministry as warning Georgia, against any military offensive to re-take its breakaway provinces.

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Medvedev warns Georgia against inflaming Caucasus tensions (Philstar.com)
ASTANA (AP) - The Kremlin says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned his Georgian counterpart about inflaming troubles in the South Caucasus. The statement indicates Russia aims to lay the blame on Georgia for rising tensions in two separatist regions.

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Russia asks Georgia not to stir tensions in regions (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Saturday to refrain from "stoking tensions" in Georgia's breakaway regions.

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Russia warns Georgia after shelling incident (Deutsche Welle)
Russia has warned of a new conflict in the Caucuses region and called for fresh talks to soothe tensions. Russian media quoted the Defence Ministry as warning Georgia, against any military offensive to re-take its breakaway provinces.

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