White House calls for quick Thai elections
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STOCKTON, California  - The White House on Tuesday called for a "quick return" to democratic elections in Thailand after a bloodless coup last month deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thai politicians wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday on the eve of a general election unlikely to resolve deep divisions since Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a bloodless coup last year.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was set to become Thailand's most powerful elected leader on Monday following a crushing election win that should make him head of the country's first single-party government.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand's military coup leaders faced international calls yesterday for a swift return to democracy, after vowing to choose a new prime minister within two weeks to replace ousted Thaksin Shinawatra.
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BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will push leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Laos, to address the lack of political reform in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
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Fears of a post-election dirty tricks campaign by Thailand's old guard appear to be coming true.
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Thailand's military rulers said Tuesday they have completed a draft interim constitution and plan to name a new prime minister as soon as possible.
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Democrat rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Friday girded for a new round of nominating polls, scrambling for votes as US President George W. Bush warned of high stakes in the White House race.
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The White House called Sunday for a speedy dispatch of inspectors to oversee the shutdown of North Korea&#39;s nuclear reactor, after US President George W. Bush conferred by telephone with his South Korean counterpart Roh Moo-Hyun.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was  set to become Thailand's most powerful elected leader on Monday  following a crushing election win that should make him head of  the country's first single-party government.
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The Bush administration expressed disapproval Wednesday over the military coup in Thailand and called for a swift restoration of democracy.
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PATTANI, Thailand  - The United States asked close  ally Thailand to investigate fully the deaths of 78 Muslim  protesters in military custody after Thai Prime Minister  Thaksin Shinawatra defiantly defended the actions of his  troops.
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Thailand's Election Commission (EC) said on Wednesday it may bring forward a promised December general election to November 25 if a post-coup constitution is approved quickly.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra called on Thursday for swift general elections in   Thailand where army coup leaders have banned political party   meetings and "political activities."
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Thailand's military rulers said Thursday they had chosen a prime minister for an interim government to be installed in a few days, but would not confirm that it was the front-running candidate, a former army commander.
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ThailandÂs military leaders said today that they would unveil a temporary constitution within days.
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Thailand's military rulers announced a stop-gap prime minister and constitution on Sunday, fulfilling a promise to step back in favor of civilians within two weeks of their coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.