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Article: PRESIDENT BUSH CALLS FOR END OF HOSTILITIES IN SOUTH OSSETIA CONFLICT

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August 9, 2008
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The U.S. Department of Defense's American Forces Information Service issued the following press release:

President Bush today called for an end to hostilities in South Ossetia that's pitting Georgian forces against Russian troops and regional separatists.

In Beijing to view the start of the Summer Olympic Games hosted by China, Bush said the conflict in South Ossetia, a part of the former Soviet republic of Georgia, threatens peace across the region.

"We have urged an immediate halt to the violence," Bush told reporters in Beijing. He also called for an end to Russian air strikes that reportedly have bombed targets in South Ossetia and Georgia.

Bush reportedly has discussed events in ...

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