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Tuesday, November 20 2007, #222 (1489)

Two ministers out in cabinet shuffle

Two ministers that have courted controversy in their government roles have been left out of the newly announced cabinet lineup, weeks before snap presidential elections. (more)

Negotiations falter as opposition coalition promises new mass protests

The opposition coalition say they are breaking off dialogue with the government until Imedi TV is back on air. (more)

Tbilisi and Moscow throw spitballs over accusations of undemocratic behavior

Tbilisi has slammed Moscow for “stirring up hysteria” over the recent turmoil in Georgia, refusing to be reproached on Georgian democracy by a country with “not a shadow” of democratic political life. (more)

News in Brief

Letter to the Editor

It is alarmingly common for a hungry child in Georgia to go to prison for seven years for stealing a wheel of cheese to eat. This kind of theft is treated as a criminal problem by the government, but in reality it a humanitarian one. (more)

Economy

Analysts discuss: why change the prime minister?

Azerbaijani company wins tender on Georgian portion of cross-Caucasus railroad

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“Pazil Aliyev to participate in Georgian presidential elections” (more)
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Do you agree with the decision to replace Kakha Lomaia and Giorgi Kheviashvili, ministers of education and refugees respectively?
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Tuesday, November 20
Day - Overcast.
High: 42° F. / 6° C
Night - Scattered Clouds.
Low 37° F. / 3° C
Wednesday, November 21
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Thursday, November 22
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