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Sunday's Elections Left As Risky Option in Honduras

Christopher Sabatini | Posted 11.27.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Crisis, Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, Honduran Elections, Ricardo Lagos, Honduras Election, Manuel Zelaya, Foreign Affairs, Honduras, World News
Christopher Sabatini

Fingers are crossed throughout the Americas for a speedy conclusion to the Honduran crisis. But Sunday's elections may not present the exit we all hope for.

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No Fair Election In Honduras Under Military Occupation

Dana Frank | Posted 11.26.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, Honduran Elections, Manuel Zelaya, Foreign Affairs, Honduras Zelaya, Fair Elections, Honduras, Barack Obama, Free-Elections, World News
Dana Frank

President Obama should refuse to recognize the results of the upcoming Honduran election and bring an end to the embarrassing isolation of the United States from the rest of the world.

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The Honduran Coup: A Graphic History

Nikil Saval | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, Honduras Zelaya, Honduras, Slideshow, Roberto Micheletti Honduras, Graphic Novels, World News
Nikil Saval

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Stakes Rise for the United States in Honduras

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Roberto Micheletti, Manuel Zelaya, Us-Latin-America-Policy, Obama Latin America, Oas, Group of Rio, Hillary Clinton, Honduras Crisis, World News
Daniel Altschuler

At the end of October, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated the unprecedented overturning of a coup through dialogue. That assessment has now proved naïve.

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The Little Coup that Couldn't

Laura Carlsen | Posted 10.31.2009 | World

Read More: Democracy, Honduras, Human Rights, Latin America, Coup, State Department, Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, Hillary Clinton, Tom Shannon, World News
Laura Carlsen

If the agreement brokered this week holds, Honduran society will have turned the ugly precedent of a modern-day military coup d'etat into an example of the strength of nonviolent grassroots resistance.

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Against the Odds, Progress in Honduras?

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, Negotiations, Honduras Soccer, Manuel Zelaya, World News
Daniel Altschuler

Rumors are swirling. Some say that all that remains is for negotiators to agree on the date of Zelaya's return. Others say that both sides have agreed to renounce the presidency.

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Soccer and the Political Crisis in Honduras

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Crisis, Roberto Micheletti, Us Beats Honduras Soccer, World Cup, Manuel Zelaya, Honduras, World News
Daniel Altschuler

Hondurans had high hopes for two things last week: qualifying for the World Cup and settling the political crisis. Unfortunately for the Hondurans, they came up short in both.

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Anti-Jewish Statements Raise Concern After Honduras Coup

AP | BEN FOX | Posted 10.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Honduras Coup, Rumor, Israel, Honduras, Chavez, Anti-Semitism, Anti-Jewish, Consipracy Theory, Manuel Zelaya, Anti-Defamation League, Roberto Micheletti, Home News

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Jewish civil rights organization is expressing alarm over conspiracy theories claiming Jews and Israel aided the ouste...

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Honduran Leaders Fumble, Crisis Worsens

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Crisis, Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, World Condemnation of Honduras Coup, Manuel Zelaya, World News
Daniel Altschuler

In the current Honduran stand-off, Roberto Micheletti and Manuel Zelaya have shown themselves to be political novices without the maturity and intellect to guide this country out of this crisis.

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Honduras Allows Relief, But Military Digs In

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras, Zelaya, Micheletti, Coup, Central America, Revolution, Roberto Micheletti, Manuel Zelaya, World News
Ashley Rindsberg

Today's curfew lift will reveal much. If the majority of the country remains quiet and orderly there might be a mellowing of the situation. If clashes erupt, the crisis will spiral.

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Zelaya Returns Through Bold Direct Action

Tom Hayden | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, Foreign Affairs, Manuel Zelaya, Costa Rica, Honduras, San Andreas Agreement, U.S. State Department, Hillary Clinton, World News
Tom Hayden

Zelaya traveled over the Nicaraguan border and followed back roads with a small security force until reaching the Brazilian embassy in Teguchigalpa, undetected all the way by the coup government.

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Manuel Zelaya's Nightime Return to Honduras

Greg Grandin | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, World News
Greg Grandin

The democratically elected president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, has returned to Tegucigalpa, entering the country in secret, traveling overland with a small group of advisers.

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Honduran Tensions Rise As Curfew Enforced

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: Zelaya, Honduras, Central America, Demonstration, Roberto Micheletti, Foreign Affairs, Tegucigalpa, State Department, Latin America, World News
Ashley Rindsberg

While the the demonstrations are not violent as of now, police helicopters have started circling the area and the loud bangs of fireworks are punctuating the shouts.

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Independence Day Celebrations Reveal Deep Divisions in Honduras

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Honduras, Roberto Micheletti, Mobilization, Manuel Zelaya, World News
Daniel Altschuler

The pro-Micheletti event, despite its title, amounted to little more than a military parade. In the stadium, people cheered enthusiastically as planes passed overhead and soldiers marched.

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To Defend Democracy, U.S. Must Call the Coup

Laura Carlsen | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Honduras, Coup D'etat, Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, State Department, Hillary Clinton, Costa Rica, World News
Laura Carlsen

The U.S. State Department has not issued a formal statement to Congress acknowledging the military coup in Honduras. Millions in U.S. money continue to flow to the coup regime.

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Micheletti's Losing Battle for International Legitimacy

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 09.28.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Ambassadors, Diplomats, Roberto Micheletti, Manuel Zelaya, World News
Daniel Altschuler

The current Honduran imbroglio has presented ambassadors with the dilemma of whether to support the deposed President or the newly-installed leader.

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An Open Letter to President Obama on "Hypocrisy"

Laura Carlsen | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Hypocrisy, Sanctions, Honduras, Obama, Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News
Laura Carlsen

The coup-controlled Honduran press is having a heyday with the Obama remarks. La Tribuna has a picture of Obama on the front page with the headline "Hypocrisy to Call for Intervention in Honduras"

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Fact Checking Lanny Davis on Honduras

Greg Grandin | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras, Employee Free Choice Act, Lanny Davis, Democracy Now, Roberto Micheletti, Zelaya, Honduran Coup, World News
Greg Grandin

I debated lobbyist Lanny Davis, now working for the business backers of the recent Honduran coup, on Democracy Now! Below is a list of Davis's major lies followed by fact checks.

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Repression Escalates in Honduras as Coup Leaders Attempt to Consolidate Power

Dan Kovalik | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, Honduras, Latin America, World, Manuel Zelaya, World News
Dan Kovalik

Numerous reports are coming out of Honduras that the human rights situation is deteriorating fast as the coup government attempts to consolidate power.

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Ousted Honduras President Allowed To Return To Country

Financial Times | Ronald Buchanan | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Honduras, Ousted Honduras President, President Zelaya, Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, Honduras Military Coup, World News

The armed forces of Honduras showed the first sign of compromise following its recent coup by issuing a statement indicating that they would accept th...

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Breakdown of Honduras Mediation Means Stronger Pressures for U.S. to Act

Laura Carlsen | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

Read More: Honduran Coup, Honduras, Hillary Clinton, Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, Organization of American States, School of the Americas Watch, United Nations, World News
Laura Carlsen

Last weekend, leaders of the Honduran coup placed a nail in the coffin of efforts to mediate the conflict when they rejected a proposal by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.

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Honduras Lobbyists For Interim Government Sent To Washington

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Honduras Lobbyists, Lobbyists, Lobbying, Manuel Zelaya, Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, Micheletti, Roberto Micheletti Honduras, Honduras Coup, Coup in Honduras, World News

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras' interim government ordered Venezuelan diplomats on Tuesday to leave the country as the international community...

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Honduras Coup: Micheletti Willing To Step Down If Zelaya Doesn't Return To Power

Associated Press | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, Zelaya, Manuel Zelaya, Foreign Affairs, Roberto Micheletti Honduras, Micheletti, Honduras Zelaya, Manuel Zelaya Honduras, Honduras, Manuel Zelaya Arrested, Advocacy, World News

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' interim leader said Wednesday he is willing to step down if it helps end his country's political crisis, condi...

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Honduras Talks Fail To Reach Agreement

AP | JUAN ZAMORANO | Posted 08.11.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, Honduras Talks, Zelaya, Oscar Arias, Manuel Zelaya, Micheletti, Costa Rica, Honduras, World News

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya paid tribute Saturday to a teenager killed during protests and expressed fe...

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Roberto Micheletti, Honduras' De Facto Leader, Both Admired And Reviled

miamiherald.com | JIM WYSS | Posted 08.10.2009 | World

Read More: Roberto Micheletti Profile, Honduras Coup, Honduras, Roberto Micheletti, Zelaya, Costa Rica, Micheletti, World News

TEGUCIGALPA -- Roberto Micheletti has been in national politics for three decades -- long enough to be one of the fathers of the constitution that he ...

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