Saakashvili: The Arab Spring will topple the Russian government The Russian government is following the path of the deposed regimes of Hosni Mubarak and Muammar al-Qaddafi and is setting itself up for a fall from power, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said in an exclusive interview with The Cable. "You need to listen to what Russian leaders themselves are saying. They say ‘We are not Libya, we are not Egypt, Russia will not go down this road,'" Saakashvili said. "I've heard that from other leaders before. I heard it from Soviet leaders. And once you start saying those things it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, and then you start to do certain things and to not allow certain things, and those are exactly the kind of actions that promote further sliding down this road [toward losing power]."

America’s Three Deficits BERKELEY – This year began with a series of reports providing tantalizing evidence that economic recovery in the United States is strengthening. The pace of job creation has increased, indicators for manufacturing and services have improved, and consumption spending has been stronger than anticipated. But it is too early to celebrate. Output growth in the US remains anemic, and the economy continues to face three significant deficits: a jobs deficit, an investment deficit, and a long-run fiscal deficit, none of which is likely to be addressed in an election year.

TBILISI CHARITY GALA BURNS SUPPER & BALL 2012 Fiona Coxshall, organiser of the Tbilisi Gala Benefit Burns Supper and Ball invites you to cover the opening cocktail reception of year’s event which will be held this Saturday, 4th February 2012 at the Sheraton Metechi Palace Hotel, starting at 6.30 pm. Every year, on or around 25th January thousands of people around the world hold Burns' Suppers to commemorate the birth of the outstanding Scottish poet, Robert Burns, who loved life, poetry, music and friends. While you may not be familiar with many of his poems, you will no doubt recognise his well-known tune sung in particular on New Year’s Eve - Auld Lang Syne.