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When the deposed president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, unexpectedly showed up in the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa Monday, he dramatically altered the dynamics of the ongoing political crisis in the Central American country. Zelaya's cheerfully triumphant return will quickly be met with a sharp reality: The president's presence in Honduras will almost certainly shift the conflict from the negotiating table to the streets.

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