Bush: U.S. to tighten sanctions on Myanmar
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President Bush told the U.N. General Assembly today  that the U.S. will tighten existing economic sanctions on Myanmar, citing a series of "the most egregious violations of human rights."
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The United States and the European Union have led international condemnation of Myanmar&#39;s decision to extend the detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, calling for her immediate release.
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President George W. Bush tightened U.S. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for new international penalties out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end the bloodshed in Darfur.
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President George W. Bush is set to announce new U.S. sanctions against Myanmar over human rights as the annual U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders gets under way on Tuesday.
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The Bush administration said it  would work with Congress to avoid U.S. exports being hit with  potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in new sanctions  approved on Tuesday by the World Trade Organization.
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The leader of US Senate Republicans on Thursday warned Myanmar that the wider world, and its southeast Asian neighbors, were becoming increasingly &quot;outraged&quot; with its suppression of democracy.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday  criticized Myanmar&#39;s military junta for arresting dissidents  who participated in recent protests and called for their  immediate release.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 -- President Bush announced new sanctions against the military government of Burma Tuesday, figuratively joining hands with tens of thousands of protesters in the streets of Rangoon and challenging the United Nations to join him in a broader "mission of liberation."
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Proposed sanctions introduced in the US House of Representatives would pressure US energy giant Chevron to pull its investment from Myanmar, which rights activists say is helping prop up the ruling military junta.
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The US is disappointed that Myanmar extended the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, their opposition leader and Nobel Prize winner.
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President Bush will announce additional sanctions on Friday against Myanmar, where the military-run government has conducted a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.
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The United States has added its voice to a chorus of international concern over the continued detention of Myanmar&#39;s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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President Bush will announce additional sanctions on Friday against Burma, where the military-run government has conducted a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters
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The United States on Monday accused  Myanmar's military rulers of planning a sham referendum in a  "pervasive climate of fear" but the United Nations reacted more  cautiously to the junta's surprise election pledge.
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The United States is pressing for international action over Myanmar&#39;s military junta crackdown on peaceful protests but is expected to again face opposition from China and Russia.
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âAmericans are outraged by the situation in Burma,â President Bush told the U.N. General Assembly today.
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U.S. President George W. Bush called on Friday for China to allow more freedoms ahead of the 2008 Olympics and denounced Myanmar's ruling junta for assaulting and detaining activists.