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Democracy, and vote buying, returning to Thailand
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International Herald Tribune
11-26-2007
Democracy, and vote buying, returning to Thailand
Byline: Thomas Fuller The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 3
Section: NEWS
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand --
There is an old story here in Thailand's vast, rice-growing hinterland about politicians who handed out a pair of slippers at election time - one slipper before the vote and the other after they were successfully elected.
Since the e...
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