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An opposition supporter holds an old Georgian national flag at the Holy Trinity cathedral in Tbilisi, May 26, 2009. Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Georgia on Independence Day on
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US President Bush and Georgian President Saakashvili clasp hands in front of large crowd in Freedom Square in Tbilisi. U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili clasp and
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