Thai protesters vow final showdown with government
Anti-government protesters said Sunday they were massing activists in the Thai capital for their biggest rally yet in a final showdown with the government, while the military deployed soldiers to deter violence.

Thai protesters begin "final battle" against government
Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in central Bangkok on Sunday, the start of what they call the "final battle" in a five-month street campaign to oust the administration.

Thai protesters vow final showdown with government
(By MICK ELMORE, Associated Press Writer) Protesters seeking the resignation of Thailand's prime minister massed in the capital Sunday for what they said would be their biggest rally yet and a final showdown with the government. Thousands of soldiers and police were ordered to use nonviolent means to keep the peace. The protesters, who call themselves the People's Alliance for Democracy, hoped ...

Thai protesters vow final showdown with government
Protesters seeking the resignation of Thailand's prime minister massed in the capital Sunday for what they said would be their biggest rally yet and a final showdown with the government. Thousands of soldiers and police were ordered to use nonviolent means to keep the peace.

Bangkok on edge ahead of anti-government rally
Thousands of protestors have gathered in Bangkok for what they're billing as a final push to topple the government.

Thai protesters vow final showdown with government
Sun, Nov 23, 2008 (1:39 a.m.) Protesters seeking the resignation of Thailand's prime minister massed in the capital Sunday for what they said would be their biggest rally yet and a final showdown with the government.

Thai protesters vow final showdown with government
Protesters seeking the resignation of Thailand's prime minister massed in the capital Sunday for what they said would be their biggest rally yet and a final showdown with the government. Thousands of soldiers and police were ordered to use nonviolent means to keep the peace. The protesters, who call themselves the People's Alliance for Democracy, hoped more than 100,000 supporters would march ...

No wrongdoing by Unified Government commissioners who appeared in casino video, state says
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IIT alumni bash government for student, faculty quotas
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Labor group gives Thai government deadline
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Tibet Government-in-Exile Breaks Off Talks With China (Update2)
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Hu: central government to help HK overcome financial crisis
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Irish Government Puts Pressure on Banks to Merge, FT Reports
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Thai protesters vow final showdown with government
Sat, Nov 22, 2008 (10:51 p.m.) Anti-government protesters said Sunday they were massing activists in the Thai capital for their biggest rally yet in a final showdown with the government, while the military deployed soldiers to deter violence.

Ford Germany CEO: We're Not Calling For Government Aid
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Minister says government expects to beat efficiency target
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Tibet Government-in-Exile Breaks Off Talks With China (Update1)
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The Tibetan government-in-exile, headed by the Dalai Lama , is breaking off stalled negotiations with China over Tibet's future, leaders of the exile parliament said today.

Government has coined 'Hindu terrorism' with polls in mind: RSS
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Sunni sheiks air grievances, but will work with Shiite-led Iraqi government
(By ADAM ASHTON, McClatchy Newspapers) The meeting was billed as a routine press conference to show off a new government center in this town west of Baghdad - known to Iraqis for the infamous prison as well as for the deep distrust between the Shiite-led central government and the Sunni tribes that reside here. But tribal leaders had something they wanted to say, and they weren't going to follow ...

Sunni sheiks air grievances, but will work with Shiite-led Iraqi government
The meeting was billed as a routine press conference to show off a new government center in this town west of Baghdad - known to Iraqis for the infamous prison as well as for the deep distrust between the Shiite-led central government and the Sunni tribes that reside here.