News Headlines for Adrian, Georgia

Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout (AP via Yahoo! News)
Russian forces lingered deep in Georgia on Thursday, digging trenches and setting up mortars a day before Kremlin officials promised to complete a troop withdrawal from this former Soviet republic.

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Russia promises to start Georgia pullback (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Russia said it would complete a pullback of troops in Georgia by the end of Friday but it stopped short of the extensive withdrawal demanded by the West, saying it would keep a force deep inside Georgia's heartland.

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Russia and West at odds over UN Georgia resolution (AP via Yahoo! News)
Russia and key Western nations remained at odds Thursday over a U.N. resolution aimed at bringing peace to Georgia, with the U.S., France and Britain insisting on immediate withdrawal of Russian troops and a commitment to Georgia's territorial integrity.

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What Israel Lost in the Georgia War (Time Magazine)
When hostilities broke out, the Israeli government rushed to limit its defense industry's ties with Georgia. That's because the Jewish state can't afford to annoy Russia

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Cease-fire pact may give Russians cover to stay in Georgia (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
VIENNA, Austria— European security officials think that a cease-fire agreement between Russia and Georgia, brokered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is so vaguely worded that Russia can argue that it's fulfilling its obligations under the pact, even if it doesn't withdraw troops to the positions they held before fighting broke out Aug. 7.

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U.S. demands Russia leave Georgia "now" (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Russia said on Thursday it would pull back some of its troops in Georgia within 24 hours after Washington demanded they leave "now," but Moscow said it would still keep a force stationed in Georgia's heartland.

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Russia retains iron Georgia grip on eve of withdrawal (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Georgia faced dismemberment Thursday as Moscow-backed separatists hardened independence demands and Russia retained an iron grip on the eve of a promised troop withdrawal.

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Russia blocks Georgia's main port city (AP via Yahoo! News)
Russian forces dug trenches and built fortifications in key areas of Georgia Thursday, but also rolled columns of tanks north toward home, picking and choosing how their nation would comply with the terms of a peace accord.

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U.S. ships to take aid to Georgia (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A U.S. Navy warship will head through the Bosphorus on Friday taking relief supplies to Georgia, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy in Europe said.

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2 NJ girls trapped in Georgia now safe with Dad (AP via Yahoo! News)
Two little girls from New Jersey were reunited with their father Thursday and could be returning home within a few days after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks.

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