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EC to conclude Thaksin VCD case by next week

(BangkokPost.com) – The Election Commission (EC) expects it will take another 3-7 days for a committee to conclude the case involving the distribution of VCDs containing a message from ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Sun, Dec 09 2007

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