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Cheney Visits Georgia As Bush OKs $1 Billion In Aid

By Steve Inskeep,  Mike Shuster
Published September 4, 2008 at 3:00 AM PDT
This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Vice President Dick Cheney is visiting Georgia one day after the White House announced a $1 billion economic aid package for the country. The visit is the highest-ranking by a U.S. official since Russia invaded its smaller neighbor last month. The aid will help Georgia rebuild but at the same time sends a message to Moscow.

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Steve Inskeep
Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
Mike Shuster
Mike Shuster is an award-winning diplomatic correspondent and roving foreign correspondent for NPR News. He is based at NPR West, in Culver City, CA. When not traveling outside the U.S., Shuster covers issues of nuclear non-proliferation and weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the Pacific Rim.
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