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First Lady Prods UN Head on Burma Policy

Laura Bush urges tougher stance on crackdown on protests

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 6, 2007 7:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – As part of her ongoing campaign to raise awareness about strife in military-led Burma, Laura Bush called on the UN to condemn recent arrests of political dissidents. The first lady made her passion clear with a phone call to Secretary General Ban Ki Moon last... Read full story »

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