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Subscribe to RSSIt's fascinating, here in the year 2010, to have a monarch be widely viewed as the most stable and postive force in a nation's fractious political scene.
David Guttenfelder/AP
A pro-government demonstrator holds a photo showing Thai King Bhumibol Adulyade during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, April 27. The ailing king, seen as the best hope to end the crisis, spoke publicly Monday for the first time since the crisis began. He made no direct comment on the political situation, but made oblique calls for stability.