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...During the most recent bout of political warfare, however, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his followers accused the king's chief adviser, Privy Council Chairman Prem Tinsulanonda, of masterminding the military putsch that toppled him in September 2006. They have demanded that the powers of Prem, who has denied the charge. and other "palace elites" be reduced. Anti-Thaksin forces have in turn accused Thaksin of disloyalty to the monarchy. Thaksin has denied the accusations, and to show respect for the king on his birthday, called on his supporters to cancel massive anti-government street demonstrations they had planned...
...thoughtful, good-humored man with a quick, catlike energy. After years on the clandestine side of combat, the idea of sharing secrets - especially those of a personal nature - doesn't come easily to him. But as agonizing as it is to relive the experiences of his ongoing bout with PTSD, he and Marshéle agreed to talk to TIME in an effort to sound the alarm for what has become a broader problem: the vast number of men and women returning from punishing stretches in Iraq and Afghanistan bearing the psychological scars of war. "By speaking out," says Waddell...
...men’s foil struggled throughout the day, posting wins only over Princeton, 6-3, and Vassar, 5-4. No men’s foil fencer was able to win a bout against Penn State, and Harvard fell to Sacred Heart, 7-2, and North Carolina, 5-4, in the weapon...
Sophomore co-captains Noam Mills and Caroline Vloka led the women’s team for the second week in a row, helping the Crimson defeat all six of its opponents, including Penn State. Harvard just squeaked by the defending national champions by one bout...
...aren’t necessarily rivals,” Vloka said, “but we are from the same club. I was really happy that I got that bout. There wasn’t an animosity [between us] per say, but definitely a little tension...