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Old 04-23-2010, 02:39 AM   #2
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An anti-government 'red shirt' protester sleeps on a barricade built with bamboo poles and tyres at an intersection close to the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok. Thailand's military has vowed to get tough on anti-government protesters who say they will occupy a luxury hotel and shopping district 'indefinitely', raising the risk of another violent confrontation. Attitudes have hardened on both sides since troops and protesters clashed in Bangkok on April 10, killing 25 people and wounding more than 800 during a chaotic army crackdown that has intensified a five-year political crisis. -- PHOTO: REUTERS





A worker prepares to destroy pirated CDs and DVDs during a campaign against piracy in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. Some 210,000 DVDs, CDs and soft wares and books were destroyed during the campaign, according to local media. -- PHOTO: REUTERS





Three-year-old Jackson Hazlett of Portland, Ore. caresses the back of his father's head after the two were reunited at The Chiles Center at the University of Portland. Sgt. Ryan Hazlett has been serving in Iraq. Oregon Army National Guard troops with the 41st Infantry Brigade arrived to Portland for their demobilization ceremonies. In all, about 2,700 Oregon Army National Guard soldiers will be returning to home over the next week after 10 months in Iraq. -- PHOTO: AP





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