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...Relinquish power and return it to the people," protest leader Veera Musikapong shouted from a stage festooned in red banners as about 50,000 protesters erupted in cheers under a torrid midday sun at a major junction in the old quarter of Bangkok. Protest leaders have said that if the government refuses its ultimatum by Monday, they will set the demonstrators loose around the city, blocking traffic and surrounding key government buildings in an effort to force the Prime Minister to dissolve the House of Representatives and call a new election. (See "Thailand Braces For Anti-Government Protest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Calling for New Election, Protesters Swarm Bangkok | 3/14/2010 | See Source »

...mustered the courage to initiate conversation. She was a freshman, studying engineering—a model Tuftette. Her smile itself was everything the young night had promised us; her demeanor, though a bit quiet, was charming and kind. It might have been love. If you were waiting for some torrid climax to this story, here...

Author: By Alexander J. Ratner and Lillian Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Tufts | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

...example, the third movie begins with a trip to a psychic who mutters heavy-handed hints to the audience, and any time a female character is introduced, it is a matter of minutes before she enters into a torrid affair with the main character of the moment...

Author: By Eleanor T. Regan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Red Riding Trilogy | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...within five years of their purchase. Earlier this month the State Council introduced a rule that requires a 40% down payment on the purchase of a second home, and on Jan. 12, China's central bank raised the reserve requirement for commercial lenders in an effort to control the torrid growth of credit after the value of new loans more than doubled last year. (See pictures of the best-selling cars in China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amid Recovery, China's Property Market Soars | 1/21/2010 | See Source »

...statistic that best defined Sacred Heart’s torrid offensive output was its three-point shooting percentage—an astounding 62.5 percent...

Author: By B. marjorie Gullick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pioneers Cool Off Harvard’s Hot Start to Season | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

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