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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.
    – Manuel Zelaya SOURCE: CBS News 5 months ago
  2. They kidnapped him like cowards
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  3. Today in Honduras, there are neither victors, nor defeated. The motherland is for all.
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  4. I have reached the presidency as the result of an absolutely legal transition process
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  5. We have to rally the people to defend our president.
    SOURCE: CBS News 5 months ago
  6. We thought that the long night of military dictatorships in Central America was over
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  7. Out with the bourgeoisie!
    SOURCE: CBS News 5 months ago
  8. We are going to demand respect from any nation that threatens to trample our sovereignty
    SOURCE: CBS News 5 months ago
  9. I call on all political and social actors in Honduras to respect democratic norms, the rule of law and the tenets of the Inter-American Democratic Carter
    SOURCE: CBS News 5 months ago
  10. We are abiding by the Constitution of our country and that's why we have national support
    SOURCE: Booker Rising 5 months ago
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