Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega (L) hands the Central American independence torch to Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya during a parade to commemorate 188th anniversary of Nicaragua's Independence Day in Tipitapa September 11, 2009.

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US marines march past Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, top second left, and Nicaragua's Army Gen. Omar Hallesleven, first left, during a parade commemorating the 30th anniversary of Nicaragua's army in Managua, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.

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Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega attends a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of Nicaragua's army in Managua, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.

Participants take part in the "Miss Gay Nicaragua 2009" competition at a night club in Managua September 5, 2009.

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UN General Assembly's President Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, of Nicaragua, signs autograph on his book "Antimperialism and No Violence" in Havana, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.

Miguel D'Escoto (L) of Nicaragua, president of the U.N. General Assembly, receives the Solidarity Medal from Cuba's Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura at the Revolution Palace in Havana September 3, 2009.

Miguel D'Escoto (R) of Nicaragua, president of the U.N. General Assembly, talks with Cuba's Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura after receiving the Solidarity Medal at the Revolution Palace in Havana September 3, 2009.

Miguel D'Escoto of Nicaragua, president of the U.N. General Assembly, addresses the audience during the ceremony to receive the Solidarity Medal at the Revolution Palace in Havana September 3, 2009.

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega Saavedra (L) talks to new U.S. head of the Southern Command Gen. Douglas Fraser (C) and U.S ambassador to Nicaragua Robert Callahan during a visit to the Presidential House in Managua September 2, 2009. Picture taken September 2, 2009.

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega Saavedra (R) shakes hands with new U.S. head of the Southern Command Gen. Douglas Fraser during a visit to the Presidential House in Managua September 2, 2009. Picture taken September 2, 2009.

Indiana Sanchez, Miss Nicaragua 2009, pre-tapes her opening number for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 18, 2009.

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BERLIN - AUGUST 15: Álvaro Vásquez of Nicaragua lies injured in the men's 1500 Metres Heats during day one of the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 15, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.

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Miss Nicaragua Indiana Sanchez poses during a fashion show event at the Miss Universe 2009 competition in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009. Contestants from 84 countries will compete for the coveted crown on August 23.

(L-R) Miss Honduras Belgica Suarez, Miss Nicaragua Indiana Sanchez, Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos and Miss Mexico Karla Carrillo pose in their swimsuits during the Miss Universe competition in Paradise Island, Bahamas August 8, 2009.

Miss Nicaragua Indiana Sanchez poses in her swimsuit during the Miss Universe competition in Paradise Island, Bahamas August 8, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned in Paradise Island on August 23.

Hasna Xhukici, Miss Albania 2009, Indiana Sanchez, Miss Nicaragua 2009, Eli Landa, Miss Norway 2009, Zivanna Letisha Siregar, Miss Indonesia 2009, Whitney Toyloy, Miss Switzerland 2009, Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico 2009, Kristina Kots-Gotlib, Miss Ukraine 2009, and Elham Wagdi, Miss Eg...

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Miss Nicaragua 2009 Indiana Sanchez, left, and Miss Iceland Ingibjorg Egilsdottir shop at a street market in downtown Nassau, Bahamas, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. Contestants from 85 countries will compete for the coveted crown of Miss Universe 2009 on August 23.

Indiana Sanchez, Miss Nicaragua 2009, poses for a photographer at Atlantis on Paradise Island in preparation for the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas August 4, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned on August 23. Picture taken August 4, 2009.

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Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya greets supporters in Ocotal, Nicaragua, near the border with Honduras, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. Zelaya was removed from power in a coup on June 28.

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Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya greets supporters in Ocotal, Nicaragua, near the border with Honduras, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. Zelaya was removed from power in a coup on June 28.

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Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin, right, listens to Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega during a meeting at the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) headquarters in Managua, July 28, 2009. Sechin is in Managua to sign cooperation agreements.

A soldier shakes hands with a woman in Nicaragua's Las Manos border with Honduras July 27, 2009.

Honduran soldiers patrol the border between Nicaragua and Honduras July 27, 2009. The United States insisted on Monday it wants Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya returned to power but gave no commitment to tightening sanctions to force the de facto government to back down.

Honduran soldiers stand guard at the border between Nicaragua and Honduras July 27, 2009. The United States insisted on Monday it wants Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya returned to power but gave no commitment to tightening sanctions to force the de facto government to back down.

Nicaraguan poet and former Sandinista priest Ernesto Cardenal delivers a speech before receiving the Pablo Neruda Prize of Ibero-American literature from Chile's President Michelle Bachelet and the Culture Minister Paulina Urrutia (L) at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago July 27...