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Thaksin in the Dock

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Aug 09, 2006
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Who is running Thailand? Even Thais wonder. Billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily won April's boycotted election, tearfully stepped aside a few days later, and then returned as caretaker leader after King Bhumibol Adulyadej gave a speech that led the courts to scrap the election results.

Now a new election is scheduled for October 15. Ever…

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