WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Organization of American States suspended Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore President Manuel Zelaya, who was toppled in a military coup last weekend. The OAS took the rare step to suspend one of its members at a meeting in Washington …

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Over the next week, President Obama will be trying to put to bed the Cold War in Russia, rewrite the rules for international finance in Italy and reassure developing countries they retain his attention in Ghana. Three countries, three very different audiences. Mr. Obama will try to set a framework …

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A supporter of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya holds up a photo of Zelaya during a march in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. (Rodrigo Abd/Associated Press) The Organization of American States suspended Honduras on Saturday for refusing to reinstate ousted president Manuel Zelaya, who hours earlier …

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tony Stewart won at Daytona International Speedway after contact with Kyle Busch sent Busch hard into the wall right before the finish line. Busch passed Stewart for the lead before they began the final lap Saturday night, but the Sprint Cup Series points leader chased Busch …

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Reporting from Washington — A day after Alaska Gov. Sara Palin resigned, a federal official in her home state dismissed one potential explanation for her sudden and unexpected resignation — a rumored FBI investigation into the former Wasilla mayor on public corruption charges. Despite rumors of a …

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy. From a folksy figure who catapulted from obscure governor to conservative darling and …

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The OAS secretary general says his efforts to return Manuel Zelaya to the presidency in Honduras have failed. Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza asked the organization Saturday to punish the de facto government by suspending the country from the organization. Minutes before …

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Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates Wimbledon win with Bjorn Borg (l.), Pete Sampras (2nd l.) and Rod Laver (r.). “Sorry Pete, I tried to hold him off,” Roddick joked afterward in an on-court interview, after wiping tears from under his cap. The match meandered back and forth, most dramatically …

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Iraq’s independence is an extraordinary accomplishment but that its transition won’t be without problems. In remarks to military families visiting the White House for Fourth of July festivities, Obama said “there will be difficult days ahead.” He added …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain expressed support for his former presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, on Saturday as Washington speculated about why the Alaska governor abruptly announced her resignation. McCain made the comment a day after Palin stunned the political world …

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