appi2 - 6:13 am on Feb 1, 2007 (gmt 0)

Add Valign="top" to the table cell.

You should be using less tables and css but for now this should do.

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<td><img src="images/index_body_16.jpg" width="329" height="15"></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
<td valign="top">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">