Saakashvili
Nov 7 2008, AP

Thousands of flag-waving protesters brought Tbilisi traffic to a standstill Friday in the first major protest against President Mikhail Saakashvili since Georgia’s war with Russia.

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While on a two-day trip to access the U.S.humanitarian response to the situation in Georgia, USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore met with President Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi. (8/21/08). (PRNewsFoto/U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, US...