NEWS: Georgia News Digest 12-14-07

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1. report: Learning from Georgia’s crisis : Implications and recommendations
2. The Rose Revolution, by the numbers
3. Beacon of democracy or khachapuri republic?
4. Ghosts in the room
5. Burjanadze reckons that government is effective within transitive period
6. November unrest cost economy usd 500 mln – PM
7. FAQ: Upcoming presidential elections on January 5, 2008
8. Holding elections: any which way but fair
9. Opposition prepares for post-election protests – Burjanadze
10. Government hinders opposition candidate's campaign – spokesman
11. We found ourselves in the utopian socialism
12. Tensions in Abkhazia rise as Tbilisi prepares for presidential elections
13. Sokhumi protests election campaign in Gali
14. Abkhazia denies reports that Saakashvili supporters held rally in Gali district
15. Georgian side expresses concern over punitive measures conducted by de-facto government
16. Burjanadze warns against provocative acts in Gali district
17. Official says separatists ban Georgians from taking part in vote
18. How much the presidential candidates are charged for political ads
19. Governmental group on fair and free elections held first meeting
20. Court to discus issue related to participation of Georgian soldiers serving in Iraq in voting
21. Opposition making a hideous mistake in opposing soldiers’ voting rights
22. CEC denies Georgian soldiers abroad right to vote, stirs controversy
23. Who will give votes back to soldiers?
24. Georgian diaspora in the US supports Mikheil Saakashvili in the election
25. NGO Chveni Taoba joins Saakashvili's supporters
26. A counterblast to Saakashvili
27. Georgia without poverty: an election pledge
28. Tackling unemployment under the aegis of the presidential hopeful
29. Members of youth headquarters of Saakashvili met students
30. Irakli Batiashvili to be released next day after inauguration of president
31. Okruashvili off political radar
32. ‘Germany will provide political asylum to Okruashvili’ ex-official’s attorney claims
33. Gachechiladze candidate issued newspaper
34. Gachechiladze promises to turn Georgia into "museum-state"
35. Gamqrelidze to abolish Ajaria autonomy if elected
36. Gamkrelidze to hold election campaign in Kutaisi
37. Gamkrelidze promises benefits for veterans
38. Natelashvili met NDI President
39. Natelashvili meets with EU special envoy
40. No additional immunity for candidate Patarkatsishvili
41. Imedi television reopens amid Georgia’s presidential election campaign
42. Official welcomes pro-opposition TV’s resumption
43. Burjanadze comments on Imedi
44. Burdzhanadze hails government decision to put opposition TV back on air
45. CE representative hails Imedi's return on air
46. EU, USA hail freedom of speech in Georgia in connection with Imedi
47. Semneby: Closure of Imedi in pre-election period born many questions
48. TV watchdog set up
49. Adam Michnik to hold first working meeting on setting up media monitoring group
50. Public Defender demands to examine action perpetrated against Trialeti TV
51. Foreign ministers meet at NATO HQ
52. According to Lavrov recognition of Kosovo will cause chain reaction
53. Russia is relevant to everything, but what happened in November was not planned in Moscow
54. Readiness for all possible scenarios
55. Kosovo not a precedent for conflicts in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova – GUAM
56. Kosovo and the new Caucasian war
57. UNOMIG fails to confirm military build-up in Abkhazia
58. Russian peacekeepers renew demand for release of arrested servicemen
59. Nothing to be sold to Georgian businessmen in Sokhumi
60. Moscow to invest in seaside property abroad
61. Is this the future of magazines? With the business flying blind, maybe Monocle can be king [excerpt]
62. OSCE officials visit water supply projects in Georgia's conflict zone
63. Does the European Neighbourhood Policy have power of attraction?
64. Research on free trade between Georgia and EU conducted
65. Tbilisi - the city of the future
66. Growth boom continues in Georgian banking sector
67. Kazakh investments to boost tourism
68. Possibilities for gas storage facility in Georgia
69. Implementation of project "suitable beginning" to begin from December 21
70. Population in regions released from debt on gas and electricity debts
71. Burjanadze to attend cabinet meeting on Thursday
72. Joint Staff of Georgian armed Forces intensifies bilateral relations
73. Government to increase financing on families with adopted children
74. IOM to hold presentation of new project
75. Reintegration assistance to redundant personnel of force ministries launched
76. Georgia border closure hurts Armenians
77. Georgian imprisoned for killing a man who is still alive
78. Two wanted citizens of Georgia detained
79. Generous, sensible, skilled riders and fighters - nice to meet you, Georgians!

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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