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Thai PM imposes emergency rule after street battle

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Army chief Anupong Paochinda said on Tuesday he would not use force to evict protesters occupying the prime minister's official compound despite a state of emergency giving him the power to do so. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=t4y4t9"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=t4y4t9" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=jvtiKL"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=jvtiKL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=GSYvIl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=GSYvIl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=3HDLfl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=3HDLfl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/381155916" height="1" width="1"/>