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Brazil Demands Zelaya Be Restored, as the Ousted President, Holed Up in Embassy, Declines Direct Talks With GovernmentTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya hunkered down in the Brazilian Embassy here on Wednesday for what could be a long standoff with the interim government, while roving bands of his supporters set up roadblocks around the capital, smashed windows, and engaged in sporadic battles with police and army troops. The interim government, which forced Mr. Zelaya into exile on June 28, briefly lifted a curfew that had been in place since shortly after he resurfaced Monday, having sneaked into the...