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Thai parliament picks new PM

Dec. 15, 2008
Thailand's parliament chose opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva as the country's new prime minister Monday, drawing angry protests from supporters of the recently dissolved ruling party outside.
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Thai king supports proposed Cabinet

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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler