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Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze gestures while speaking during an interview for Georgian TV in his residence in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, November 25, 2003. Shevardnadze resigned Sunday after a decade of mounting discontent and three weeks of protests over Nov. 2 parliamentary elections. He denied persistent reports that he would go into exile in Germany. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)