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Thai leader fends off calls for his resignation (AP)

Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, listens to an unidentified aid during a debate at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. Thailand's Parliament convened an emergency session Sunday at the request of the country's embattled prime minister who acknowledged that his administration was unable to control spiraling anti-government protests. (AP Photo)AP - Facing chaotic street protests demanding his resignation, Thailand’s embattled prime minister turned to lawmakers Sunday to find a way out of the crisis, but ended up having to fend off his critics’ calls to step down or call new elections.

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