NEWS: Georgia News Digest 12-06-07

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1. video: Opposition fears election fraud
2. TI Georgia publishes violations revealed in pre-election period
3. Struggling for public opinion
4. Authorities deny alleged oppressing of opposition
5. Burjanadze and Eorsi discussed pre-election processes in Georgia
6. Herkel taking part in PACE preliminary presidential election mission in Georgia
7. Head of OSCE/ODIHR EOM arrived In Georgia
8. Levan Gachechiladze met ambassadors of EU countries
9. Opposition members refuse to attend meeting with European official
10. Bakradze appointed speaker of Saakashvili’s election headquarters
11. Saakashvili met voters in Martvili region within pre-election campaign
12. Saakashvili pledges Poti free economic zone in a month
13. Saakashvili's campaign says opposition seeking to "discredit" polls
14. Labor Party rallies in Tbilisi
15. "Labourists" appeal to population for 3-hour strike
16. Irina Sarishvili ‘names’ Giorgi Chanturia’s killers
17. Gamkrelidze informed diplomats about election program
18. David Gamkrelidze meets ambassadors
19. Gamqrelidze presents programme to foreign ambassadors
20. Kovalenko estimates Gamkrelidze`s programs as "progressive"
21. Candidate pulls out from Georgia campaign, denied media access
22. Green Party backs opposition coalition’s presidential hopeful
23. Leader of "Green" Party withdraws candidature in favor of Levan Gachechiladze
24. Saakashvili to remain in office until U.S. position changes – Zhirinovsky
25. Russia backs no Georgian presidential candidates - Russian ambassador to Georgia
26. USA has made its choice on Georgian presidency
27. A bump in the road
28. Lesson which should make Georgia stronger
29. Murdoch's Journal loves Kasparov, CFR hates Putin [excerpt]
30. Burjanadze tells Rice of developments in Georgia
31. Prime Minister blames social policy for turmoil
32. PM vows to cut defense spending
33. Georgia to cut defense spending
34. PM predicts budget surplus in 2009
35. Contradictory statements made over possible sale of Imedi TV
36. Prosecutors ask court to lift ban on Imedi
37. Lifting ban on Imedi delayed
38. Imedi TV property arrest expected to be lifted in Tbilisi
39. Prosecutor’s Office appeals court to release broadcasting license of "Imedi" TV
40. Attorney summoned to court for handing order on release of "Imedi" tv assets at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow
41. Condoleezza Rice positively evaluates decision to resume broadcasting of "Imedi" TV
42. Daily says tycoon's TV channel could change ownership
43. Scrutiny of tycoon’s interests goes beyond Imedi
44. Okruashvili remains in custody
45. Lawyer voices hope Germany will give asylum to Okruashvili
46. Activists call on Germany not to extradite Okruashvili
47. Tbilisi protests Gryzlov's statements over independence prospects for Abkhazia
48. Recognition of Abkhazia in January '08, with Transdniester to follow
49. Abkhazia to fortify de facto border with Georgia from 8 December
50. Humanitarian aid: Commission allocates €2 million for the most vulnerable people in Abkhazia
51. Moscow to build resorts in Jordan and Abkhazia
52. Bagapsh made decision to relocate additional military forces
53. State-funded internship program launched
54. About 15 000 citizens registered for employment program
55. Pensioners in Tbilisi will be granted vouchers on medicine
56. Woman died in queue on registration for employment program
57. Bill on "amnesty" entered into force

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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