A Bitter Contest

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Voters go to the polls Tuesday in what has been one of the most bitterly contested elections in Sri Lankan history. The winner will preside over the reconstruction and reconciliation of a country torn apart by more than a quarter-century of ethnic conflict.

Lynsey Addario for The New York Times

A Bitter Contest

The re-election campaign of President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka, conqueror of the Tamil Tiger rebels, is encountering surprisingly strong opposition.