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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — West African leaders blinked Wednesday in their showdown with Laurent Gbagbo, taking a military intervention off the table for now so that negotiations can continue with the incumbent leader who refuses to hand over power in Ivory Coast. Even as the 15-nation regional bloc ECOWAS gave Gbagbo more time, though, defense officials from member states gathered in Nigeria.
Denver Post wire services
