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Thursday, December 6 2007, #233 (1500)

NGO concerned about Saakashvili campaign

Mikheil Saakashvili, ruling party presidential hopeful, is misusing state resources in his re-election campaign, according to a preliminary report presented on December 5 by the NGO Transparency International Georgia. (more)

Hundreds rally for fair elections

An “anti-vote-rigging” rally organized by the Labor Party drew only hundreds of demonstrators on December 5, the same day Green Party leader Giorgi Gachechiladze withdrew his bid, pledging support for the united opposition. (more)

Chaos as thousands scramble for places on employment scheme

The launch of the government’s new employment initiative saw chaotic scenes across the capital yesterday as thousands of unemployed Georgians scrambled to register for a place on the scheme. One jobseeker died and three others sustained injuries requiring hospital treatment in the pandemonium. (more)

Sadia S.A. sued for fraud

Agritechnics Group is suing Sadia S.A. (NYSE symbol: SDA) and its subsidiary Wellax Food Logistics for misappropriation of one million four hundred thousand United States Dollars based on a fraudulent transaction; (more)

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Do you think the government’s employment program will make a real difference for ordinary Georgians? Or is it, like the opposition say, an election gimmick that will not bring lasting change?
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Thursday, December 6
Day - Partly Cloudy.
High: 42° F. / 6° C.
Night - Overcast.
Low: 30° F. / -1° C.
Friday, December 7
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High: 37° F. / 3° C.
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Saturday, December 8
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Low: 32° F. / 0° C.
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