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By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
May 19, 2009
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa delivered a victory address to parliament today, declaring that his country had been “liberated” from terrorism after defeating the Tamil Tiger rebels on the battlefield.
Rajapaksa spoke to a rapt assembly....