World | Bush administration Bush Demands Action Against Zimbabwe Calls election a 'sham,' orders sanctions; Rice vows UN resolution By Kevin Spak Posted Jun 28, 2008 1:00 PM CDT Copied Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, left, meets with unidentified Zimbabwean electoral officials in Harare, Saturday, June 28, 2008, a day after the country went to the polls in a runoff election. (AP Photo) Washington is seeking ways to punish Robert Mugabe for his violent "sham" of an election, President Bush said today. Bush has ordered Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to work up sanctions against Zimbabwe, which ran a runoff ballot yesterday with Mugabe the sole candidate. Rice vowed to "press for strong action by the United Nations" against the African nation. Read These Next A game of doorbell ditch turns fatal for 11-year-old. Is India, under hefty tariffs, turning away from the US? Guy accused of snatching hat from boy at US Open IDed as rich CEO. Giuliani injured in high-speed highway crash. Report an error