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...confident that his party machine would deliver the necessary votes on Apr 2. It did - over 50% of Thai voters kept the faith with the ruling Thai Rak Thai party, especially in the poor countryside where Thaksin's healthcare and housing subsidies have been very popular. But the opposition boycott of the elections and nonstop protests sapped the ballot?s power to redeem Thaksin...
...organizers are considering an economic boycott and walkout on May 1- International Workers' Day -during which Latinos wouldn't work, go to school or buy anything, to show off the pro-immigrant force's economic power. Though the idea's already catching fire, Cardinal Roger Mahony, head of the Los Angeles Archdiocese, remains cool: "We now have a debate focused on passing humane legislation. Let's stay that course." Having seized the momentum, the big challenge facing immigration activists now may not be holding it, but, rather, harnessing...
...street protests drawing tens of thousands clamoring for him to step down. By calling an election, Thaksin is turning to the people to pass judgment on him, and their verdict would likely be to return him and his party to power, albeit with a smaller majority. But the boycott by the opposition?which first wants the constitution changed to strengthen the checks and balances on the Prime Minister?threatens to undermine the election result...
...boycott has forced everyone to stop and think. Had we gone along with the election in a business-as-usual attitude, people could have been fooled into thinking there's nothing wrong with the political system. Even if people don't necessarily agree with our view, at least they're asking what our argument is. And that, hopefully, will lead to political and social pressure for change...
...very frustrated with the way Pakistanis are protesting against the cartoons. No one has a right to burn someone else's property. Some people are urging the boycott of all products from European countries. Do any of those means of protest actually accomplish anything? The real solution would be not boycotting products but producing them in the first place. Just imagine if Pakistan were supplying medicines to Scandinavian countries and could withhold the supplies in protest. Muslims must become independent of Europe by making themselves strong economically and technically. Noor Uddin Islamabad...