| 2 sisters who were trapped in Georgia return to NJ NEWARK, N.J. - Two little girls who were trapped for more than two weeks in the Republic of Georgia are safely back home in New Jersey. N.J. congressman helps girls stranded in Georgia When Russian troops invaded the Republic of Georgia this month, two girls from New Jersey visiting their grandparents there were stranded behind a series of checkpoints. Two weeks later, Chris Smith, the congressman from their home district, worked with officials from several nations - including the French ambassador to Georgia - to reunite the girls with their father at the U.S Embassy. Canadian Jeff Francis gets first win in two months as Rockies beat Giants 4-2 SAN FRANCISCO - Jeff Francis got his first victory in more than two months, Yorvit Torrealba homered and the Colorado Rockies won for the eighth time in 10 games, beating the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Monday night. Bush says 2 regions should remain in Georgia President George W. Bush appealed to Russia's president on Monday to ignore the advice of lawmakers and refrain from recognizing Georgia's breakaway regions as independent. Cindy McCain to visit distressed Georgia John McCain told a crowd at a fundraiser that his wife is on her way to the embattled nation of Georgia, an announcement coming just hours before Barack Obama's wife makes a high-profile speech at the Democratic National Convention. Bush presses Russia not to recognize Georgia regions The White House on Monday pressed Russia not to recognize Georgia's rebel areas and said Vice President Dick Cheney, an staunch critic of Moscow, would visit the region to show U.S. support for former Soviet states. Cindy McCain visiting Georgia on humanitarian mission Cindy McCain, wife of U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain, is traveling to Georgia this week to assess the humanitarian situation there after its military conflict with Russia, the Arizona senator said on Monday. Russian war emboldens Georgia's other separatists ANAKLIA, Georgia— They call themselves the hazelnut refugees. Word awaited on Georgia rebel areas TBILISI Reuters - Georgia and its Western allies waited on Tuesday to hear if Russian President Dmitry Medvedev would recognise Georgia's separatist regions as independent, a move Washington has warned would be unacceptable. Cheney visit to Georgia keeps pressure on Russia President Bush is dispatching Vice President Dick Cheney to Georgia, the latest burst of political support for an ally reeling from war with Russia. Cheney to visit Georgia amid Russian chill US Vice President Dick Cheney will visit Georgia next week in a show of support for the war-battered US ally amid a deepening freeze in Russian ties with the West, the White House said Monday. Flash Flood Watch in North Georgia ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. Jr. Woman Club members spend time with Peachtree residents The Cherokee County Jr. Woman's Club recently volunteered to help paint flower pots with the residents at Peachtree Centre. The Cherokee County Jr. Woman's Club is a nonprofit organization and anyone who would like more information about the club may contact Lynne Shackleford, 864 489-7633, or send an email to ccjwc@ yahoo.com. US sends high-level aid assessment team to Georgia The United States on Monday dispatched a high-level interagency team to Georgia to gauge the economic and reconstruction needs for the conflict-torn country, officials said. Cheney trip to Georgia planned before crisis Vice President Dick Cheney will travel to Georgia next week as part of a broader visit to "key partners" in Europe and Asia, the White House said Monday. Cheney travels to Georgia, Ukraine next week US Vice President Dick Cheney will visit war-torn Georgia as well as Ukraine and Azerbaijan next week and meet with the three countries' presidents, the White House said Monday. Japanese aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan: police Unknown assailants kidnapped a Japanese aid worker early Tuesday as he arrived at the site of a water project he was working on in eastern Afghanistan, provincial police said. Four held in plot to kill Obama: report Four people have been arrested in Denver amid fears of a plot to kill Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama, a local report said Monday. |


