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Protesters storm government offices in Thailand

Calling it their "final war" against the government, thousands of demonstrators besieged government offices in Bangkok on Tuesday and briefly shut down a television station. ...full story at Intl Herald Tribune

from Intl Herald Tribune on Tue, Aug 26 2008

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