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A soldier smiles as he guards ballot boxes in the Supreme Electoral ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:16:37 GMT

(AP) - A soldier smiles as he guards ballot boxes in the Supreme Electoral Tribunal's warehouse in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Congress is scheduled to vote on whether to instate ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Dec. 2, days after general elections on Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

An electoral worker organizes ballots at the Supreme Electoral ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:14:58 GMT

(AP) - An electoral worker organizes ballots at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal's warehouse in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Congress is scheduled to vote on whether to instate ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Dec. 2, days after general elections on Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Supreme electoral tribunal workers organize presidential election ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:12:43 GMT

(AP) - Supreme electoral tribunal workers organize presidential election ballots in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Congress is scheduled to vote on whether to instate ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Dec. 2, days after general elections on Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Supreme electoral tribunal workers organize boxes of election ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:11:19 GMT

(AP) - Supreme electoral tribunal workers organize boxes of election ballots in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Congress is scheduled to vote on whether to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Dec. 2, days after general elections on Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A family sits on the sidelines of a protest by supporters of ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:29:21 GMT

(AP) - A family sits on the sidelines of a protest by supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya demanding Zelaya's return to power outside the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Tegucigalpa, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Honduras' general elections are schedule for Nov. 29 and Congress is scheduled to vote on whether to reinstate ousted Zelaya on Dec. 2. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya protest ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:02 GMT

(AP) - Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya protest in demand of his return to power outside the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Tegucigalpa, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Congress is scheduled to vote on whether to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Dec. 2, days after general elections on Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya hold ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:34 GMT

(AP) - Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya hold crosses as they demand his return to power outside the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Tegucigalpa, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Supporters said the crosses represent the people who have allegedly been killed since the June coup that removed Zelaya from power. Honduras' general election is schedule for Nov. 29 and Congress is scheduled to vote on whether to reinstate ousted Zelaya on Dec. 2. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Patricia Rodas, former foreign minister during the government ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:59 GMT

(AFP) - Patricia Rodas, former foreign minister during the government of Honduran deposed President Manuel Zelaya, speaks during a press conference in Caracas. The United States on Friday welcomed a move by interim Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti to step down briefly, saying it boosted chances for ending the months-long political showdown.(AFP/Jorge Santos)

Honduran riot police keep an eye on supporters of ousted President ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:15:18 GMT

(AFP/File) - Honduran riot police keep an eye on supporters of ousted President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya protesting in front of the National Congress on November 6 in Tegucigalpa. The Honduran de facto regime on Friday ordered citizens to turn in their weapons in a bid to avert violence around disputed presidential elections to be held at the end of the month.(AFP/File/Jose Cabezas)

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, pictured in September ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:12:29 GMT

(AFP/File) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, pictured in September 2009, has said he would legally contest the country's election set for November 29 because they were taking place before Congress decides if he can briefly return to power.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)

Supporters of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya raise ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:12:29 GMT

(AFP/File) - Supporters of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya raise their hands calling for people to boycott the November 29 general election in the capital Tegucigalpa. Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti has said that he plans to step down briefly during November 29 elections in an apparent bid to boost its international legitimacy.(AFP/File/Orlando Sierra)

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, pictured in September ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:58:39 GMT

(AFP/File) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, pictured in September 2009, said Thursday he would legally contest November 29 elections because they were taking place before Congress decides if he can briefly return to power.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)

Honduran soldiers deploy during a military drill nearby the ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:17:57 GMT

(AFP) - Honduran soldiers deploy during a military drill nearby the Government house in Tegucigalpa. A top US envoy said Wednesday that Honduran elections were key to resolving the crisis set off by the June 28 coup, despite the rejection of the polls by ousted leader Manuel Zelaya.(AFP/Orlando Sierra)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya walks before of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:47:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya walks before of a meeting inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Supporters of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya raise ...

(AFP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:56:11 GMT

(AFP) - Supporters of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya raise their painted hands and signs calling the people not to vote in the upcoming November 29 general election, during a demonstration in Tegucigalpa. The Honduran Congress will consider whether to reinstate ousted Zelaya on December 2, three days after elections for a new president, the body's head said Tuesday.(AFP/Orlando Sierra)

Supporters of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya raise ...

(AFP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:56:11 GMT

(AFP) - Supporters of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya raise their painted hands calling the people not to vote in the upcoming November 29 general election, during a demonstration in Tegucigalpa. The Honduran Congress will consider whether to reinstate ousted Zelaya on December 2, three days after elections for a new president, the body's head said Tuesday.(AFP/Orlando Sierra)

Presidential candidate Elvin Santos of the Liberal party gestures ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:44:27 GMT

(AP) - Presidential candidate Elvin Santos of the Liberal party gestures during an interview in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Honduras will hold presidential elections Nov. 29. Honduras' Congress will meet three days after the election to decide whether ousted President Manuel Zelaya should be returned the presidency to carry out his constitutional term, which ends in January. Zelaya was ousted in a coup in June. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Elvin Santos, presidential candidate for the Liberal Party and ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:31:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Elvin Santos, presidential candidate for the Liberal Party and former vice president under Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, attends an interview with Reuters in Tegucigalpa November 17, 2009. Honduras will elect a new president on November 29. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Elvin Santos, presidential candidate for the Liberal Party and ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:29:11 GMT

US State Department spokesman Craig Kelly (L) talks with deposed ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:17:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - US State Department spokesman Craig Kelly (L) talks with deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (R) during a meeting in the Brazilian embassy on November 10 in Tegucigalpa. Kelly headed Tuesday for Honduras to renew contacts with all parties and try to defuse the lingering political crisis, a State Department official said.(AFP/File/Andres Conteris)

This photo taken June 28, 2009 shows a monkey at the Gumbalimba ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:18:50 GMT

(AP) - This photo taken June 28, 2009 shows a monkey at the Gumbalimba Park in Roatan, Honduras. Hours earlier, President Manuel Zelaya was ousted from power in a military coup. (AP Photo/Ryan Foley)

This photo taken June 28, 2009 shows a visitor, Associated Press ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:18:36 GMT

(AP) - This photo taken June 28, 2009 shows a visitor, Associated Press reporter Ryan J. Foley, zipping from tree to tree during a canopy tour at Gumbalimba Park in Roatan, Honduras. Hours earlier, the military arrested President Manuel Zelaya and flew him out of the country in a coup. (AP Photo/Emily Foley)

Salvadorian Catholic priest Andres Tamayo holds his arm up while ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:16:12 GMT

(AP) - Salvadorian Catholic priest Andres Tamayo holds his arm up while celebrating a farewell praying with supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, before leaving the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Tamayo stayed almost two months inside the embassy, accompanying Zelaya. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya gestures during a meeting ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:59:42 GMT

(AP) - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya gestures during a meeting at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Zelaya's supporters urged Hondurans to abstain from voting in general elections Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Salvadorian Catholic priest Andres Tamayo holds his arm up while ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:29:07 GMT

(AP) - Salvadorian Catholic priest Andres Tamayo holds his arm up while praying with supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Tamayo stayed almost two months inside the embassy, accompanying Zelaya. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Salvadorian Catholic priest Andres Tamayo waves as he leaves ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:27:36 GMT

(AP) - Salvadorian Catholic priest Andres Tamayo waves as he leaves the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Tamayo stayed almost two months inside the embassy, accompanying Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya show ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:26:01 GMT

(AP) - Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya show their hands painted with the word 'No' in Tegucigalpa, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Zelaya's supporters urged Hondurans to abstain from voting in general elections Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

A supporter of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:53:08 GMT

(Reuters) - A supporter of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya holds up a Honduras flag as he takes part in a rally outside the National Congress building in Tegucigalpa November 16, 2009. Deposed Honduran President Zelaya said on Saturday he would refuse to return to the presidency as part of any deal to end the crisis sparked by his ouster, saying that to do so would legitimize a June coup. REUTERS/Henry Romero (HONDURAS POLITICS CONFLICT)

Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya shout ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:50:48 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya shout as they take part in a rally outside the National Congress building in Tegucigalpa November 16, 2009. Deposed Honduran President Zelaya said on Saturday he would refuse to return to the presidency as part of any deal to end the crisis sparked by his ouster, saying that to do so would legitimize a June coup. REUTERS/Henry Romero (HONDURAS POLITICS CONFLICT)

Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya raise ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:49:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya raise their hands as they take part in a rally outside the National Congress building in Tegucigalpa November 16, 2009. Deposed Honduran President Zelaya said on Saturday he would refuse to return to the presidency as part of any deal to end the crisis sparked by his ouster, saying that to do so would legitimize a June coup. The "No" on the protesters' hands refer to their rejection of another presidential election. REUTERS/Henry Romero (HONDURAS POLITICS CONFLICT)

Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya shout ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:48:39 GMT

Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya gesture ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:47:34 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya gesture as they take part in a rally outside the National Congress building in Tegucigalpa November 16, 2009. Deposed Honduran President Zelaya said on Saturday he would refuse to return to the presidency as part of any deal to end the crisis sparked by his ouster, saying that to do so would legitimize a June coup. REUTERS/Henry Romero (HONDURAS POLITICS CONFLICT)

Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, right, of the ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:36:09 GMT

(AP) - Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, right, of the Liberal party, points out during a campaign rally in Talanga, north of Tegucigalpa, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Honduras will hold presidential elections Nov. 29. The Liberal party is ousted President Manuel Zelaya's party. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Supporters of Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:29:33 GMT

(AP) - Supporters of Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, of the Liberal party, wave a flag of their party during a campaign rally in Talanga, north of Tegucigalpa, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Honduras will hold presidential elections Nov. 29. The Liberal party is ousted President Manuel Zelaya's party. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Supporters of Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:27:12 GMT

(AP) - Supporters of Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, ofthe Liberal party, attend a campaign rally in Talanga, north of Tegucigalpa, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Honduras will hold presidential elections Nov. 29. The Liberal party is ousted President Manuel Zelaya's party. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

A supporter of Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:25:47 GMT

(AP) - A supporter of Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, of the Liberal party, makes the victory sign during a campaign rally in Talanga, north of Tegucigalpa, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Honduras will hold presidential elections Nov. 29. The Liberal party is ousted President Manuel Zelaya's party. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, of the Liberal ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:10:06 GMT

(AP) - Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, of the Liberal party, makes the victory sign during a campaign rally in Talanga, north of Tegucigalpa, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Honduras will hold presidential elections Nov. 29. The Liberal party is ousted President Manuel Zelaya's party. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Supporters of Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:09:32 GMT

(AP) - Supporters of Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, of the Liberal party, wave a flag of their party during Santos' campaign rally in Talanga, north of Tegucigalpa, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Honduras will hold presidential elections Nov. 29. The Liberal party is ousted President Manuel Zelaya's party. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Signs depicting presidential candidate Elvin Santos, of the ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:29:02 GMT

(AP) - Signs depicting presidential candidate Elvin Santos, of the Liberal party, hang at a street stall during Santos' campaign rally in Talanga, north of Tegucigalpa, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Honduras will hold presidential elections Nov. 29. The Liberal party is ousted President Manuel Zelaya's party. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Elvin Santos, presidential candidate for the Liberal Party and ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:27:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Elvin Santos, presidential candidate for the Liberal Party and former vice president under Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, waves a banner of the Liberal Party of Honduras during a rally as part his campaign in the village of Talanga, near Tegucigalpa November 15, 2009. Honduras will elect a new president on November 29. REUTERS/Nicolas Garcia (HONDURAS ELECTIONS POLITICS CONFLICT)

Elvin Santos, presidential candidate for the Liberal Party and ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:22:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Elvin Santos, presidential candidate for the Liberal Party and former vice president under Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, speaks to supporters during a rally as part his campaign in the village of Talanga, near Tegucigalpa November 15, 2009. Honduras will elect a new president on November 29. REUTERS/Nicolas Garcia (HONDURAS ELECTIONS POLITICS CONFLICT)

Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, of the Liberal ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:08:46 GMT

(AP) - Honduras' presidential candidate Elvin Santos, of the Liberal party, greets supporters during a campaign rally in Talanga, north of Tegucigalpa, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Honduras will hold presidential elections Nov. 29. The Liberal party is ousted President Manuel Zelaya's party. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, right, plays a guitar ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:01:27 GMT

(AP) - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, right, plays a guitar next to his mother Hortencia Rosales, center, and daughter Hortencia Zelaya during a religious mass in Brazil's embassy where Zelaya has been holed up for almost two months in Tegucigalpa, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Zelaya insisted late Saturday that he will not accept any deal to restore him to office if it means he must recognize elections later this month. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya plays chess at the ...

(AFP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:13:37 GMT

(AFP) - Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya plays chess at the Brazilian Embassy where he is holed up in Tegucigalpa, November 14. Zelaya has written to US President Barack Obama saying he wants no part of US efforts to broker a deal to restore his presidency and end his country's political crisis.(AFP/Andres Conteris)

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya plays chess at the Brazilian ...

(AFP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:13:16 GMT

(AFP) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya plays chess at the Brazilian Embassy where he is holed up in Tegucigalpa. The interim leadership in Honduras has vowed to use all security measures at its disposal to ensure a safe election this month and emerge from the country's crippling political crisis.(AFP/Andres Conteris)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, right, reads a letter ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:47:44 GMT

(AP) - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, right, reads a letter he wrote to US President Barack Obama as his wife Xiomara Castro de Zelaya looks on, in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya speaks after reading ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:22:26 GMT

(AP) - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya speaks after reading a letter he wrote to US President Barack Obama in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A supporter of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:18:14 GMT

(Reuters) - A supporter of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya holds a Honduras flag as he travels with others in a vehicle as part of an official caravan in support of Zelaya in Tegucigalpa November 14, 2009. REUTERS/Nicolas Garcia

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya reads a letter he wrote ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:14:55 GMT

(AP) - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya reads a letter he wrote to US President Barack Obama, in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya reads a letter he wrote ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:13:29 GMT

(AP) - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya reads a letter he wrote to US President Barack Obama in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)