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Brazil's president says he spoke with Zelaya

Sep. 22, 2009
Brazil's president said Tuesday he has asked deposed Honduras President Manuel Zelaya not to provide a pretext for coup leaders to invade the Brazilian embassy. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he spoke with Zelaya by phone on Tuesday morning, and...
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Brazil's Lula postpones Cabinet decisions

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Brazil's Cardoso voices support for Lula

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visited in Washington
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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic