African leaders try persuading Ivory Coast leader to step down

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- West African leaders gave persuasion another chance Monday, trying to get Laurent Gbagbo to surrender the presidency to the internationally recognized election winner before resorting to military intervention.

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