That Monarch is Bhumibol Adulyadej, he was formally crowned king of Thailand in 1950 that was two years before Queen Elizabeth began her rein in Britain. King Adulyadej is now celebrating his 84th birthday. Thailand is going to be celebrating this all week. It's a chance for many people there to have a break from recovering from the floods and be part of events that also include father's day and the parten of tens of thousand of prisoners. Like Britain, Thailand has a constitutional Monarchy which means the Monarch's (power) are limited and the country's parliment has the decision-making power. Unlike Britain, Thailand's constitution puts the king in a place of wardship and the people unallowed to criticize them.
Mail delivery could show down in the new year. The U.S. post service is losing billions of dollars. Some blame email for that, others blame bad planning and organiztion, the bottom line is needs money. So the U.S. PS is proposing a cut cost by slowing down service. A first class letter takes one or three days to deliver. It would take two to five days with more post offices and mail processing places c . 28 thousand post workers will (lose) their jobs by the end of next years. The service says the plan will save it more than two billion dollars but congress would have to approve it.
Well, the U.S. work continues in Afghanistan, but thousands of American troops are returing home from Iraq as the war there quickly ...down. The country that they are leaving behind has an uncertain future, the one they are coming home to has its arms outstretched. You are going to see a ... and this is reported by Chris Larants. ...nearly a year, A show just how fast a 14 year-old can move. She's started high school when her dad was gone, her Mom had to do everything alone. ... but it's over. "Is there any way to describe what it feels like to have your dad back after so long?" "No, I don't know, it's good." "What's your (expect) about it?" "He is my best friend." "Now you get your best friend back." "Yeah, I ... but anything so yeah." "Go enjoy your time." The last ...waiting was toughest, then the plane for the soliders finally landed and the troops got welcome home for rock stars. Christmas wishes were answered, the fighting in Iraq finished. The solider Eric, it's sweet. "I just feel happy that it is over with... we are getting all of our soliders out. Look back to the sacrifice that our soliders have made, our families have made. All the blood and money. And one point the U.S. was spending 5000$ per (second) in Iraq. The war took nearly 4500 American lives and 32000 troops came home wounded. But these were some of the last Americans to leave Iraq and they won't be going back. This is my third appointment. First with...