November date mooted for Polls

Assistant District Elections Commissioners have requested the Polls Chief to hold the Presidential Election in November giving them enough time to make preparations to hold a free and fair election to elect the fifth Executive President to Office.

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Prime Minister focuses on ending war

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse said his top priority would be to end the war with the LTTE. Rajapakse, in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, said he would even be willing to be the first Sri Lankan President to meet the LTTE's secretive leader.

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