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Bush seeks sanctions on Zimbabwe after election


    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Saturday said he was seeking U.S. sanctions against the "illegitimate" government of Zimbabwe, calling Friday's election by President Robert Mugabe's government a "sham."

    "Given the Mugabe regime's blatant disregard for theZimbabwean people's democratic will and human rights, I aminstructing the secretaries of State and Treasury to developsanctions against this illegitimate government of Zimbabwe andthose who support it," Bush said in a statement.

    He also said he would press for U.N. action, including anarms embargo.

    (Reporting by Tabassum Zakaria; Editing by Sandra Maler)