Sonia runs for Indian parliament

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LUCKNOW, April 6 (AP): Thousands of supporters showered Sonia Gandhi with rose petals Monday as she registered to run for re-election to India's parliament.
Chief of the ruling Congress party and standard-bearer of India's powerful Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, Gandhi stepped aside in 2004 to let Manmohan Singh become prime minister. She is not seeking that post.
She led Congress back to power that year, but many raised concerns over the fact that she was born in Italy.
The 62-year-old widow of slain Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi waved to supporters who rained petals down on her motorcade as she drove to the magistrate's office in her district, Rae Bareli, Monday to file papers to run for her third term in Parliament.