NEWS: Georgia News Digest 12-04-07

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1. 22 candidates stand for presidency: Does this suggest Georgia has a low political culture?
2. The PR war has begun: who will win?
3. Election campaigns get into full swing
4. Presidential race in Georgia
5. Opposition asks West to help fair presidential polls
6. Opposition appeals to Nino Burjanadze regarding the dispersal of Batumi demonstration
7. Davit Gamkrelidze: Saakashvili… is already defeated
8. Opposition party says its campaign office attacked
9. David Gamkrelidze met representatives of sports sphere
10. Levan Gachechiladze presented his presidential program
11. Presidential contender pledges to work closely with population
12. Georgian voters trust candidate from united opposition for presidential post
13. Nine-party presidential hopeful lays out key priorities
14. According to "Republicans" peaceful action in Batumi dispersed
15. Patarkatsishvili’s hard life
16. Patarkatsishvili’s supporters accuse members of "National Movement" of attack
17. Central Election Committee cannot refuse appeal from Azerbaijani candidature to withdraw candidacy
18. Burjanadze: Pre-election period to be democratic and transparent
19. Saakashvili names academic as head of election campaign
20. Saakashvili says Georgian statehood established under his rule
21. People cheated by vouchers
22. "Youth Wave" calls on supporters to participate in action on December 05
23. Georgia to lift opposition TV ban ahead of election
24. Nino Burjanadze appealed to General Prosecutor’s Office to unfreeze Imedi TV assets
25. Tbilisi to News Corp.: Show us the ownership documents for pro-opposition TV station
26. Imedi ‘no longer a threat,’ can be reopened
27. Bidzina Baratashvili: "Imedi" TV to broadcast in old format
28. Prosecutor’s Office to start procedures regarding "Imedi" TV
29. Peter Semneby positively evaluates Burjanadze appeal to Prosecutor’s Office
30. EU envoy hails decision to let Imedi back on air
31. Journalists at Georgian opposition TV station uncertain on resuming broadcasting
32. Six detained at rally in support of Georgia's suspended TV - opposition leader
33. Protesters dispersed in Batumi
34. Government made political decision on resumption broadcasting of "Imedi" TV
35. Decisive battle for free media
36. Giorgi Targamadze: Nobody needs Imedi TV castrated and filtrated by authorities
37. Studio "Maestro" demands guarantees
38. Russia can join WTO even if one country is against it – Medvedkov
39. Blowback from Moscow
40. Georgia in the Kremlin's crosshairs?
41. Russian ruling party claims 92.8 per cent of vote in Georgia's South Ossetia
42. Burjanadze will not congratulate United Russia
43. Burjanadze concerned about Grizlov’s statement
44. Tbilisi condemns Gryzlov’s Abkhazia, South Ossetia remarks
45. Duma to consider recognising Abkhazia, South Ossetia
46. Nachkebia: Government to attempt consolidation of nation around Saakashvili
47. Saakashvili slams Russian plans to debate Georgian regions' independence
48. Russian Embassy in Tbilisi "knows nothing" about elections in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
49. UN hosts conference to address Georgian-Abkhaz conflict
50. Mikheil Saakashvili either holds false information on "sorry" campaign or tells lies deliberately
51. Kokoity downplays Georgia presidential elections
52. Duma elections prove Russia is truly democratic – Kokoity
53. Gurgenidze to visit Britain and Belgium
54. New premier to start his foreign visits from UK
55. Parliament to consider 20 drafts on Tuesday
56. Georgian legislative system to modernize through ministry cooperation
57. Gabashvili evaluates accusation of Nika Rurua of murdering Gia Chanturia as not serious
58. Sarishvili names Nika Rurua and his brother among participants of terrorist act against Gia Chanturia
59. Sarishvili accuses Rurua brothers of murder
60. Zurab Jhvania murder investigation under threats
61. New strategy for voter intimidation: Subo text me, Subo tax me, Subo take me to thy prison
62. EBRD provided credit to TBC-Bank for support to energy efficiency investments
63. Azerbaijani company Standard Insurance enters insurance market of Georgia
64. New government, new social benefits: Prices will climb further, while NBG pledges to maintain single digit inflation
65. Tbilisi hosts media forum in support of social responsibility of business
66. GBC media forum: support of socially responsible businesses
67. Taking the Fifth: Trying to uphold the constitution in troubled times
68. We would like to be the airline of choice
69. Standard Bank facing crisis: Administrators managing the bank
70. Print media makes extra profit during emergency period
71. Eka Tkeshelashvili to participate in 10th plenary session of CEPEJ
72. Arali-a remote village in Adigeni District
73. Journalists go on strike in the Kakheti region
74. Newly reconstructed schools in Zugdidi remain without central-heating
75. Patients accuse doctor of non-professionalism
76. Employment program 2007-2008 in Georgia to commence on December 5

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Jonathan Kulick, Ph.D., Director of Studies, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, 3a Chitadze, Tbilisi 0108, Georgia (Republic), jonathan.kulick@gfsis.org, office: +995 32 47 35 55, mobile: +995 95 33 33 40, USA voicemail: 310.928.6814