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Monday | Inside Costa Rica

Honduras Names "Truth Commission"

Former Guatemalan vice president Eduardo Stein was named by new Honduran President Porfirio Lobo last week to head a "Truth Commission" to examine the June 2009 coup d'etat that ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the circumstances leading up to it.

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Sat Feb 06, 2010

Inside Costa Rica

Ex-Leader of Honduras Says Successor Must Hasten Purge

By ELISABETH MALKIN At the end of his first week in exile, former President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras said Wednesday that his newly inaugurated successor had done nothing to remove those who carried out the coup that overthrew him in June.

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Thu Feb 04, 2010

Cybercast News Service

With New Leader Installed, Shunned Honduras Seeks International Recognition

Honduras took a big step away from its protracted political crisis this week when its new president was sworn in and his deposed predecessor flew into exile, but the new government still faces a challenge in winning international recognition.

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Tue Feb 02, 2010

Inside Costa Rica

Honduras' New Government Finds Nation 'Bankrupt'

Honduras' new administration began its term Thursday saying the nation is bankrupt and will likely need international financial assistance to recover from months of diplomatic isolation over its June coup.

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Sun Jan 31, 2010

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Honduras reinstates top immigration official

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' new government has reinstated its top immigration official, 24 hours after firing him, citing "a misunderstanding and a mistake." Nelson Willy Mejia, the head of Honduras' immigration agency, was dismissed Friday after a Brazilian diplomat was denied entry into the country.

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Sat Jan 30, 2010

Xinhuanet

Honduras, U.S. normalize diplomatic ties

Honduran President Porfirio Lobo and United States Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens attend a press conference at the government house in Tegucigalpa Jan.

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People's Daily Online

Honduran new gov't declares war on crime

The new government of Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Friday started a war on crime by launching police operations in major cities of the country.

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Fri Jan 29, 2010

The China Post

President Ma promises to help with Honduras development

President Ma Ying-jeou said Wednesday Taiwan is willing to share its digital development experience with Honduras by offering both computer hardware and software training services.

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Thu Jan 28, 2010

CCTV

Honduran new president Porfirio Lobo takes office

The New Honduran president, Porfirio Lobo has taken office. His inauguration ceremony ended months of political turmoil, following an unsuccessful quest by ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to return to power following a coup.

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BBC News

Ousted Zelaya leaves Honduras

Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has arrived in the Dominican Republic, beginning his exile and ending seven months of turmoil in Honduras.

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Tue Jan 26, 2010

Salon.com

Honduran judge clears commanders in Zelaya exile

Military carry upon their shoulders an image of the Virgin of Suyapa arrive at the church where the Honduras' President-elect Porfirio Lobo, participates in mass in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Jan.

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Sun Jan 24, 2010

Evening Sun

Honduras says acting leader in hospital for tests

A Honduran official says acting President Roberto Micheletti is spending Sunday night in a hospital for tests.

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Prensa Latina

H. Rights in Honduras Seriously Violated

Tegucigalpa, Jan 22 A report on the situation in Honduras released on Friday denounces numerous cases of killing, torture, repression and illegal detention committed by the de facto regime since the coup of June 28.

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Fri Jan 22, 2010

WFTS

Zelaya plans return to Honduras

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya speaks to the media during a news conference at the Organization of American States September 1, 2009 in Washington, D.C. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras a ' Ousted President Manuel Zelaya will leave the Brazilian Embassy next week and travel to the Dominican Republic before settling in Mexico and planning his eventual ...

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Thu Jan 21, 2010

Korea Herald

Honduras chef brings Western touch to Ko...

For Koreans visiting New York, eating "tteokbokki" feels quite special, and it will be even more special for them to find out that the chef who prepared the Korean street snack is a non-Korean. The chef of Bann Korean restaurant in New York is Honduran-born Eleazar Martinez and the tteokbokki dish is one of his many creations.

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Tue Jan 19, 2010

China View

Honduras' interim president Micheletti to leave post on Jan. 27

Honduras' interim president Roberto Micheletti speaks in a ceremony in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, Jan.

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Sun Jan 17, 2010

Alterdestiny

Meet Honduras' Newest Senator for Life: Roberto Micheletti

For those who might have thought Roberto Micheletti would quietly go away after the inauguration of Porfirio Lobo on January 27, think again: In the last session of the legislature, the Congress of Tegucigalpa declared senator for life the de facto leader Roberto Micheletti.

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Fri Jan 15, 2010

ETaiwanNews.com

President may visit Dominican Republic to show concern for Haiti

Taipei, Jan. 15 President Ma Ying-jeou might add the Dominican Republic to the itinerary of his upcoming overseas trip to show his concern for neighboring Haiti, which was devastated by a magnitude-7 earthquake earlier this week, an official said Friday.

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Thu Jan 14, 2010

SignOnSanDiego.com

Honduran judge charges top military chiefs in coup

Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 7:42 p.m. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A Honduran judge on Thursday charged the country's top military commanders with abuse of power for exiling President Manuel Zelaya in June.

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Truthdig

From Coup-Lite to Truth-Lite: 10 Ways the U.S. Fought Democracy in Honduras

In his essay "Top Ten Ways You Can Tell Which Side the United States Government Is On With Regard to the Military Coup in Honduras," Mark Weisbrot correctly illustrates U.S. backing for the coup regime and the lack of U.S. support for democracy.

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