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Georgia at a crossroads

By J. Adam Ereli

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence, at Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Rep. Matt Gaetz warns Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp over Senate pick: ‘maybe you need a primary in 2022’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In a Friday, September 20, 2019 file photo, Gov. Brian Kemp answers questions from the media in Dalton, Ga. Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is pushing back against speculation over whom he’ll appoint to replace retiring Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson. Kemp took to Twitter on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019 to slam what he called the “attacks and games” and said more information about his choice would be available after Thanksgiving.(Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Georgia governor fumes at ‘attacks’ over Senate appointment

By BEN NADLER - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, Salome Zurabishvili speaks to the media at a polling station during the presidential election in Tbilisi, Georgia. During an interview Thursday July 11, 2019, Zurabishvili said she'll wait and see how possible new sanctions against her country will pan out, as she cautiously welcomed conciliatory comments from President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

Ukraine struggles with corruption, Georgia thrives and grows

By Tim Constantine

Dubov-Svane after 28...Kd7.

In European chess fight, Daniil Dubov proves a team player, brilliantly

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

The Latest: Georgia gov says health plan creates ‘stability’

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Georgia’s Gorgodze not torn up about pending 2nd retirement

By FOSTER NIUMATA - Associated Press

Illustration on Georgia by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Georgia is key for latest geopolitical strategies realignment

By Wes Martin

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2018 file photo, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Former Pence aide says he won’t seek Senate seat

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6 Western countries urge Russia to withdraw from Georgia

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FILE In this file photo taken on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili arrives to attend her inauguration in Telavi, Georgia. Georgia's president says she'll &quot;wait and see&quot; how a debate in Russia about possible new sanctions against her country will shape out, cautiously welcoming conciliatory comments from President Vladimir Putin as preferable to &quot;threats.&quot;. (Irakli Gedenidze/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Georgia will ‘wait and see’ if Putin’s softer tone lasts

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media on the sidelines of an industrial exhibition in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says he opposes trade restrictions against Georgia

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FILE - In this file photo taken on Saturday, June 22, 2019 a group of Russian tourists listen to a guide in The Old Town of Tbilisi, Georgia. The last direct flight between Russia and Georgia landed in Moscow Sunday evening July 7, 2019, putting into effect Russia's ban on direct flights between Russia and Georgia.(AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

Kremlin ban halts direct flights between Russia and Georgia

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE - Associated Press

People react while listening to a speaker during a protest as opposition demonstrators gather in front of the Georgian Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, June 24, 2019. Demonstrators have returned to parliament for daily rallies, demanding the release of detained protesters, the ouster of the nation's interior minister and changes in the electoral law to have legislators chosen fully proportionally rather than the current mix of party-list and single-mandate representatives. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

Georgian lawmakers walk out to protest police crackdown

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An opposition demonstrator waves Georgian national flags as he and others march on the main street near the Georgian parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, June 24, 2019. Thousands of protesters have convened outside the building, calling for the resignation of the interior minister and for changes in the election code. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Georgia’s ruling party announces electoral changes

By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI - Associated Press

Opposition demonstrators hold a banner as people gather in front of the Georgian Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, June 21, 2019. Several thousand protesters returned to the parliament building Friday, demanding that the interior minister resign over the heavy-handed police action. Many in the crowd wore eyepatches in a sign of solidarity with those who lost their eyes during police crackdown. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

Large protest at Georgia’s parliament for 3rd straight day

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE - Associated Press

Opposition demonstrators help a wounded man during a protest at Georgian Parliament to call for the resignation of the speaker of the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, June 21, 2019. Police have fired a volley of tear gas at a massive throng of protesters outside the Georgian national parliament, who are trying to storm the building and are demanding the government's resignation.(AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Georgians keep protesting despite speaker’s resignation

By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI - Associated Press

Opposition demonstrators help a wounded man during a protest at Georgian Parliament to call for the resignation of the speaker of the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, June 21, 2019. Police have fired a volley of tear gas at a massive throng of protesters outside the Georgian national parliament, who are trying to storm the building and are demanding the government's resignation.(AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

The Latest: Putin suspends flying Russians to Georgia

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In this image from video, some thousands of protesters gather outside the parliament building in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi Thursday June 20, 2019. Some thousands of protesters have tried to storm the parliament building in Tbilisi and are calling for the government's resignation. (AP Photo)

Riot police drive protesters away from Georgian parliament

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE - Associated Press

2 Saudi women seek asylum in Georgia, claiming oppression

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