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...army is like a racehorse, and governments are merely jockeys who come and go," said Privy Councilor Prem Tinsulanonda, a former army chief and Prime Minister, during a speech to cadets in July 2006. "The [military's] owners are the nation and the King." Under Thailand's constitution, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a constitutional monarch, is commander in chief, although he does not appear to involve himself directly in military affairs. Two months after Prem's speech, the army ousted elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a bloodless coup. Over the past several weeks, the protesters on the streets of Bangkok...
After Monday's deadlocked election, councilor David P. Maher lead with a total of three votes from fellow council members Sam Seidel and Timothy J. Toomey, as well as himself...
Outgoing Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons and councilor Henrietta Davis received only their own votes...