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In Bangkok, Thailand, anti-government protesters are still occupying the grounds of the prime minister's office.

For a third straight day, the demonstrators are demanding his resignation. The government has said it will not remove the protesters by force, but it has issued arrest warrants for nine of the group's leaders.

Renee Montagne talks with NPR's Michael Sullivan, who is at the prime minister's compound.

Thousands of demonstrators in Thailand are occupying the prime minister's office compound. They vow to stay there until the government resigns.

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Timothy Verret sat with a chained collar around his neck in front of the Capitol this weekend, accompanied by his three-legged dog.

Verret, the co-founder of Chain Free Austin, a group that lobbied for a city ordinance to ban the chaining of dogs in Austin, joined about a dozen other demonstrators for a nationwide 24-hour protest against animal cruelty associated with the practice of chaining.

Last year's big immigration rally in Los Angeles turned into chaos when police in riot gear clashed with demonstrators and news media.

That led to big changes in police communication and media relations — changes that will be put to the test Thursday at a May Day rally in Los Angeles.

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The Olympic torch played hide and seek with thousands of demonstrators and spectators crowding the city's waterfront Wednesday before being spirited away without even a formal goodbye on its symbolic journey to the Beijing Games.