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Thai PM Declares Emergency Amid Coup Reports

The prime minister of Thailand has declared a state of emergency and is rushing home from President Bush's U.N. speech as reports suggest the Southeast Asian nation's military may be staging a coup.

Men arrive at a campaign rally for Mitt Romney in Elko, Nev., on Friday.

Voting Heads West: A Nevada Republican Presidential Caucus Primer

While hotels along the Vegas Strip are full of Super Bowl fans and convention attendees this weekend, another event will be playing out Saturday at more than 100 locations across the state. Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses will be taking place, and mostly in low-key places.

Most American households have received their 2010 census forms by now. The Census Bureau says about 16 percent of households have returned the questionnaires and hopes that a new mapping tool, which Google Maps helped create, will keep the forms coming.

Census Uses Online Map To Track The Count

The Census Bureau on Wednesday unveiled a new Web site where people can follow response to the census. The tool was developed with the help of Google Maps, and it allows you to compare data from different cities.

A U.S. Predator drone flies through the night sky over Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. Drone strikes ordered by the Obama administration have killed more than a dozen al-Qaida leaders around the world.

ACLU Pushes For Answers On Drone Strikes

Drone strikes ordered by the Obama administration have killed more than a dozen al-Qaida leaders around the world. But when the ACLU asked for more information about the targeted killing, the CIA said it's a secret. Now the case is headed to federal appeals court.

International rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar says Ramadan gives him a sense of appreciation for life.

Reflections Of Ramadan From Childhood

For the past month, Muslims around the world have been fasting in observance of Ramadan. Regular contributor Arsalan Iftikhar and his friend, Rabiah Ahmed, share childhood memories of their families observing the fast.

Google Sets Out to Map the Crisis in Darfur

In an unusual partnership, Google Earth has joined with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to focus its high-tech lens and high-powered search on the atrocities in Darfur. The goal of the project, launched Tuesday, is to inform and motivate users.

Private attorneys are easily getting access to defendants' emails and texts. All it takes is a subpoena, which any attorney can do.

Your Digital Trail: Data Fuels Political And Legal Agendas

Former Nixon administration attorney John Dean and a North Carolina divorce lawyer warn that if you think you have nothing to hide, think again.

Steven Raichlen grilling outdoors on the grounds of the Esplendor Resort at Rio Rico. During this season of the public television series "Primal Grill With Steven Raichlen," the grilling guru goes global, with 40 new recipes inspired by his travels around the world.

Primal Grill With Steven Raichlen: Spanish Smoke

Airs Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 12 p.m. on KPBS TV

A Thai tank crew is stationed in front of the Government House in Bangkok. The soldiers are wearing yellow ribbons passed out to those loyal to the new leaders.

Thai Leader Ousted During Trip to United Nations

Thailand's army has taken control of Bangkok in an apparent bloodless coup timed to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's visit to the United States. Military leaders revoked the constitution, but they have also promised a return to democracy.

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