Nov 3rd, 2009 - Reuters
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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran lawmakers on Tuesday put off a vote on whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya and asked the Supreme Court for its view, bucking outside pressure to quickly end a four-month political crisis.
Their inaction leaves a de facto government in place and risks losing international support ahead of a November 29 presidential election -- along with hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid to the poor coffee-producing nation.
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Nov 4th, 2009 - Reuters
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Nov 4th, 2009 - Bloomberg
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Honduras: Vote Postponed on Deal to End Crisis
Nov 3rd, 2009 - New York Times
Congressional leaders decided Tuesday to delay a vote on an accord signed last week that would restore the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, and end the country's four-month-old crisis...
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