Jan 06

Exit poll: Georgia president to win vote

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TBILISI, Georgia - President Mikhail Saakashvili headed for victory in Saturday’s election, according to an exit poll in this former Soviet republic where he is fighting accusations of authoritarian tendencies four years after coming to power as a hero of democracy.

Georgia's presidential candidate Mikhail Saakashvili speaks during his meeting with foreign journalists at his campaign headquarters in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, Jan. 4, 2008. The U.S.-educated incumbent, 40, is fighting not only to remain in office but to prove to his critics that he is still the democratic leader once so beloved in his homeland and admired in the West.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
AP Photo: Georgia’s presidential candidate Mikhail Saakashvili speaks during his meeting with foreign journalists at his campaign…

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