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Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva defied the demands of his opponents Monday morning, telling the country in a televised statement that he would neither resign nor dissolve the House of Representatives, as tens of thousands of red-shirted demonstrators laid siege to the army base where government and security officials are monitoring the protests...
...Government Spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said it was unlikely Prime Minister Abhisit would resign even if the protesters were able to temporarily paralyze parts of Bangkok. "They did that last year and the Prime Minister did not resign. We have the capability and legal authority to clear the streets if they begin breaking the law," he said...
...Democrats. Military leaders reportedly played a role in inducing the defection, and that scenario has Thaksin supporters characterizing the government as "unelected." Abhisit and security officials were monitoring the protests from an Army base in Bangkok, which the protesters have said they will surround if he does not resign...
...never impervious to manipulation. So long as there are computer science wonks, accusations of hacking will inevitably resurface in future elections. Besides, it bears mentioning that the allegations last semester were proven false, making this response seem like an overreaction that could ultimately have negative consequences if trustees resign or disagree with each other as happened this fall...
...Beck, he produced a videotape that painted its communications director as an agent of Chairman Mao. (She wasn't.) When a liberal group, Color of Change, sparked an ad boycott of Beck's show, he organized a public campaign that pressured the group's co-founder, Van Jones, to resign from government service. (He did.) Beck even battled Bill O'Reilly, the network's reigning king of self-importance, to a sort of schoolyard draw in regular sparring matches on their respective shows. (See a Q&A with Glenn Beck...