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Though the glitch has supposedly been fixed, you may want to think twice before sending that secret message—you never know when Facebook might be revealing more than you want...
Thaksin was elected Prime Minister twice - in 2001 and 2005 - before being ousted in a military coup in September 2006. At the time, military leaders cited his unbridled corruption and alleged disloyalty to the country's monarchy to justify their action. Under international pressure, the generals stepped down and allowed elections to return a civilian to power after a little over one year of rule, but they still wield considerable power. Although Thaksin has been banned from politics for five years for violating election laws, he remains popular with the rural poor, who feel he was the first Thai leader...
...Census data from 2008, Portfolio.com surveyed the nation’s 420 biggest cities with populations above 75,000 and ranked their relative wealth based mostly on income and real estate prices. Cambridge came out as the 21st wealthiest center, with a per capita income of $47,938, almost twice the national average of $27,589. And how expensive exactly is a house in Cambridge? With the median price of homes hitting about $579,700, Cambridge is also the third most expensive city in the Northeast region...
People like Hadi and Hosain came by their skepticism the hard way: they have seen foreign forces defeat the Taliban in Helmand, then pull out, then repeat the cycle. The town of Musa Qala, north of Marjah, has twice been taken by NATO arms: by British and Danish forces in 2006 and by the U.S. in 2007. On both occasions, a new local government was created, and each time, the Taliban returned to murder those it deemed collaborators...
...About twice a semester, Faust devotes an allotted period of time to meeting with students in her office. The chance to meet with the University’s chief administrator attracted an eclectic group to Mass. Hall yesterday, ranging from anti-slavery activists to a group concerned with investments in Iran...