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Outraged Georgians have slammed a local television channel that sparked panic by broadcasting a faked report announcing that Russia had launched an invasion and the country's president was dead. The Georgian opposition condemned the newscast as a state-sponsored stunt aimed at smearing President Mikheil Saakashvili's critics while the president himself added to the furore by appearing to defend the broadcast. The report, aired Saturday night on privately owned Imedi television, said Russian tanks were headed for the capital Tbilisi, Saakashvili had been killed and that some opposition leaders had sided with invading forces. "It was indeed a very unpleasant program...

Here's a quick guide to preventing the transmission and contraction of the "new" (as of 1955) strain of adenovirus. 1: Cover your coughs and sneezes. Nobody wants to share what's in your snot. I don't care if you are wearing an angora sweater from Niemann-Marcus. Deposit your snot on your sleeve so I don't have to share your private hell. 2: Wash your hands. We've gone there. See my previous post. 3: When in doubt, mask up. They do it in China. Ever wonder why they have so many Chinese?

More Americans Say Value Of Their Home Has Fallen Topics:Housing | Real Estate | Consumers | Economy (U.S.)By Reuters | 21 Sep 2007 | 10:48 AM ET Font size: A record 26% of U.S. homeowners say the value of their homes has fallen during the past year, above the previous peak of 24% seen in 1992, a survey released Friday showed. Reflecting the extent of the prolonged housing slump, 21% of homeowners polled in September expect the value of their home to decline in the year ahead, up from 18% in August, according to the data from Reuters/University of Michigan...