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Russia Says 2 Regions in Georgia Are Independent

MOSCOW, Aug. 26 -- Russia recognized the independence of two breakaway provinces of Georgia over the strong objections of the United States and much of Europe on Tuesday, escalating tensions in the region as Russian troops dug in on Georgian soil and U.S. warships prepared to deliver humanitarian...
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By Philip P. Pan and Jonathan Finer

 
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