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Thai PM vows to restore stability
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BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej gave his blessing to a new government led by Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday, with the new prime minister pledging to end months of upheaval.
Abhisit Vejjajiva has pledged to revive Thailand's sagging economy.
Abhisit Vejjajiva has pledged to revive Thailand's sagging economy.
The Oxford-educated, 44-year-old Abhisit won office Monday, winning the support of parliament with the help of members of the former ruling coalition. In an interview with CNN, Abhisit pledged to revive Thailand's sagging economy and reconcile with the opposition after a tumultuous period in the country's politics.
"I would say it is my intention to lead Thailand out of the current crisis, to bring unity back to the country, to make our economy recover, welcome back foreign investors and tourists," he said. "And we are going to move ahead and bring back the 'Land of the Smile.' "
Thailand's recent woes date back to a 2006 coup that ousted then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and culminated with the December 2 court ruling that found Thaksin's ruling party guilty of electoral fraud and threw his brother-in-law out of the prime minister's seat.
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That ruling came after more than two months of sit-ins by opponents of Thaksin's ruling People Power Party, which regained office in 2007 elections. Demonstrators occupied the headquarters of the government and blockaded Bangkok's major international airport, stranding throngs of tourists who provide much of the country's revenue.
"We have every intention of demonstrating that we have learned the lessons of the past," Abhisit said. "And I'm sure that all Thais have regretted about airport incident. And we won't allow that incident to happen again, and it's time to get our house in order."
The parliament named Abhisit prime minister after some members of the former ruling coalition broke ranks to support him. But his accession was met with angry protests by Thaksin's supporters, who threw rocks and chunks of pavement at lawmakers leaving the session.
Abhisit said the reaction "wasn't unexpected."
"And again, it just emphasizes the need for the government -- the new government -- to have a grand plan for reconciliation," he said.
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Thaksin, who had been accused of corruption, fled the country after the coup. He did not resume office when the PPP won new elections, and fled again to avoid prosecution.
In the meantime, Thailand's Constitutional Court forced out Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej in September, finding the PPP leader had violated the constitution by appearing as a paid guest on a television cooking show.
Samak was replaced by Thaksin's brother-in-law, Somchai Wongsawat, who immediately found himself beset by opposition demonstrations that accused him of leading a proxy government for Thaksin.
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-- CNN's Dan Rivers and Kocha Olarn contributed to this report.
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his choice for agriculture secretary and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar as his choice for secretary of the interior, sources tell CNN.
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Obama to pick ex-Iowa governor, Colorado senator for Cabinet
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- Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to get nod for agriculture secretary, sources say
- Obama expected to choose Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar as secretary of the interior
- Obama on Tuesday announced Arne Duncan as his pick for education
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CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his choice for agriculture secretary and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar as his choice for secretary of the interior, sources tell CNN.
Tom Vilsack is expected to be named Barack Obama's choice for agriculture secretary Wednesday.
Vilsack was a high-profile supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton during the presidential primaries after he briefly sought the Democratic presidential nomination.
Vilsack has championed the development of ethanol, an alternative energy, in Iowa -- something that coincides with Obama's vision for an energy-independent future, and something he can promote from the Department of Agriculture.
Vilsack, who dropped out of the presidential race in February 2007, is the fourth former presidential rival to join Obama's team.
Vice president-elect Joe Biden; Hillary Clinton, Obama's pick for secretary of state; and Bill Richardson, Obama's pick for secretary of commerce, also sought the Democratic presidential nomination.
Two transition officials confirm that Salazar is Obama's choice for secretary of the interior. Salazar has focused on public land and energy resource issues as a first-term senator from Colorado.
The announcement, which will be carried live on CNN and CNN.com at 11:45 a.m. ET, will round out Obama's environment and energy team.
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Salazar is a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and has developed a reputation as a strong advocate of reducing the country's dependence on foreign oil.
A fifth-generation Coloradan, Salazar was elected to the Senate in 2004 and quickly made a name for himself in immigration reform.
He was a key member of a bipartisan Senate group that put together the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, which would have beefed up border security and increased the number of Border Patrol agents, but also would have created a guest worker program.
That program would have allowed migrants to work temporarily in the Untied States. The most controversial aspect of the bill was the creation of a pathway to legalization and eventual citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants already in the country, an idea that critics dismissed as "amnesty." The bill failed to make it through Congress.
Salazar's appointment would not jeopardize the balance of power in the Senate. Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, a fellow Democrat, would name his replacement.
Obama on Tuesday nominated Arne Duncan, the head of Chicago Public Schools, as his administration's secretary of education.
"When it comes to school reform, Arne is the most hands-on of hands-on practitioners," Obama said at a news conference at Chicago's Dodge Renaissance Academy, a school that Duncan helped overhaul.
"For Arne, school reform isn't just a theory in a book -- it's the cause of his life. When faced with tough decisions, Arne doesn't blink. He's not beholden to any one ideology, and he doesn't hesitate for one minute to do what needs to be done."
Duncan has headed the Chicago school system -- the third-largest in the nation -- since 2001. Like Obama, he is a graduate of Harvard University.
Obama on Monday announced physicist Steven Chu as his selection for energy secretary, as well as his choices for other energy positions.
Obama called Chu "uniquely suited to be our next secretary of energy" for his work on new and cleaner forms of energy. Chu, who runs the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, won the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics and is highly respected in energy circles.
There are still two Cabinet posts that have not been filled: labor secretary and transportation secretary.
Obama also has not yet announced the CIA director or the national intelligence director.
CNN's Jessica Yellin and Candy Crowley contributed to this report.
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