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Sri Lanka’s former president said Wednesday he would run for parliament in a bid to return to politics after he was ousted in January elections by an opposition coalition that vowed to investigate alleged human-rights abuses, nepotism and corruption.via: http://www.wsj.com/articles/sri-lankas-mahinda-rajapaksa-seeks-return-to-politics-1435753884