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Laura Bush presses UN over Burma (Jonathan Beale, 8/31/07, BBC News)

US First Lady Laura Bush has urged UN chief Ban Ki-moon to condemn Burma's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors.

In a rare political intervention, she also called on the UN Security Council to act to prevent further violence.

Her direct intervention shows growing frustration in the White House with the UN's muted response to problem.