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Bush: The U.S. Stands With Georgia

By Alex Chadwick,
Michele Kelemen
Published August 13, 2008 at 12:00 PM CDT

President Bush called on Russia Wednesday to live up to a cease-fire deal with Georgia and pledged humanitarian aid to the Western-backed former Soviet republic. He also announced he would send Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, to express solidarity with the democratically elected leadership there.

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Alex Chadwick
For more than 30 years, Alex Chadwick has been bringing the world to NPR listeners as an NPR News producer, program host and currently senior correspondent. He's reported from every continent except Antarctica.
Michele Kelemen
Michele Kelemen has been with NPR for two decades, starting as NPR's Moscow bureau chief and now covering the State Department and Washington's diplomatic corps. Her reports can be heard on all NPR News programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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