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Honduran Military Ousts President Ahead Of Vote

(AP) Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power. Full Article at CBS News

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  1. I want to return to my country ... I am president of Honduras.
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – Manuel Zelaya SOURCE: CBS News 4 months ago
  2. In all likelihood, he will return. There are such precedents, and when there is this kind of public opinion pressure - from the U.S., the European Union and Latin America - then there is a greater chance he will return than otherwise
    SOURCE: RIA Novosti 4 months ago
  3. He was really a good president
    SOURCE: Seattle Post Intelligencer 4 months ago
  4. I will never give up since I was elected the president by the people
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – Manuel Zelaya SOURCE: The Age 4 months ago
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  1. A supporter of ousted President Manuel Zelaya shouts during a protest in Hato De Enmedio neighbourhood in Tegucigalpa October 10, 2009. Honduras' de facto leaders have imposed a new law that limits media freedom after shutting down two broadcasters critical of the post-coup government.
  2. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 02: Honduras President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales speaks at George Washington University's Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program September 2, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (L) shakes hands with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on September 22, 2008 at UN headquarters in New York, ahead of the annual General Assembly.
  4. A supporter of ousted President Manuel Zelaya shouts during a protest in Hato De Enmedio neighbourhood in Tegucigalpa October 10, 2009. Honduras' de facto leaders have imposed a new law that limits media freedom after shutting down two broadcasters critical of the post-coup government.
  5. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Members of the delegation from Honduras talk at the 64th General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters on September 23, 2009 in New York City.
  6. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly September 23, 2009 at UN headquarters in New York.
  7. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 02: Honduras President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales speaks at George Washington University's Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program September 2, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  8. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 01: Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya speaks to the media during a news conference at the Organization of American States (OAS) September 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  9. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18: Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez Merizalde speaks during a joint press availability with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department August 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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