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BAGHDAD -- In a last-minute compromise reached under heavy U.S. pressure, Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday approved a law on seat distribution for the upcoming parliamentary election.
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' deposed President Manuel Zelaya said on Sunday that he would stay in the Brazilian embassy in the Honduran capital for as long as Brasilia allowed him to and that he would be willing to talk to the new president-elect.
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Mexicans in drug war city call on army to leave (Reuters, December 6, 2009; 5:35 PM)
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Karzai urges flexibility for U.S. troop timeline (Reuters, December 6, 2009; 3:53 PM)
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West Bank settlers step up resistance to freeze (AP, December 6, 2009; 10:25 AM)
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Philippine troops arrest dozens under martial law (AP, December 6, 2009; 2:17 AM)
Romanians vote for president in close runoff (AP, December 6, 2009; 2:15 AM)
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