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| News Time: 2008-09-03 - 17:52:24 GMT - Top Stories |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday announced at least $1 billion in aid to help U.S. ally Georgia rebuild after its conflict with Russia over the separatist enclave of South Ossetia last month. |
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice unveiled the package to help reconstruct Georgia's economy and infrastructure that was destroyed during a short war with Russia, which crushed Georgia's attempt to reassert control over South Ossetia. "We are responding to what we consider to be urgent needs," said Rice. (Writing by Sue Pleming; Editing by Kristin Roberts)
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