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JIM WOLF | WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - Jul 05 2009 07:51 The Organisation of American States suspended Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore President Manuel Zelaya, who was toppled in a coup a week ago. The OAS took the rare step to suspend one of its members at a meeting in Washington after Honduras' interim rulers ignored an OAS ultimatum to restore Zelaya. Zelaya, a leftist who took power in 2006 and had been due to leave office in 2010, was ousted by troops and sent into exile after a dispute over presidential term limits. In a resolution passed by a 33-0 vote late on Saturday night, the OAS also encouraged member states to review their relations with Honduras. Venezuela, Brazil and others had sought to include language that would have mandated a cut-off in bilateral cooperation with... [read full story]
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