Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 1118 Mon. July 23, 2007       International Lankan president rules out snap election Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) hands over keys to a house built by local volunteers for a government soldier during a public rally Saturday in the central tea-growing region of Nawalapitiya. Rajapakse ruled out snap elections to improve his parliamentary majority by building on a popular military campaign against Tamil Tiger rebels. PHOTO: AFP