Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya walks before a meeting with Jorge Reina, a member of the verification commission, inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoZelaya's Hopes of Return Fade in Committee Vote -- Wall Street Journal
A Honduran legislative committee voted not to convene a special session of Congress to consider returning the country's ousted leader, in a move likely to dash chances of Manuel Zelaya's returning to power even temporarily under a deal brokered last week by the U.S.
On Tuesday, a committee of 13 legislators voted to not convene the special session, opting instead to wait until Congress receives nonbinding legal opinions on the issue from Honduras's Supreme Court, attorney general's office and other institutions. It set no deadline for when the reports had to be received.
The decision means a presidential election scheduled for Nov. 29 could take place before any vote on Mr. Zelaya.
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