A sign from a bursting Bush

the guardian unlimited :He may be considered the most powerful human being on earth, but it is comforting to see that the US president is just a man, after all: during Wednesday's UN summit, George Bush suddenly found himself needing to answer a call of nature, writes Rosalind Ryan.
So how does a US president ask for permission to leave the room when the eyes of the world are upon him? Did he put his hand up and ask: "Please, sir, can I go to the toilet?" - to which the answer from the secretary-general, Kofi Annan, should have been: "George, it's not 'can'; it's 'may' I go to the toilet."
Did he decide to sit it out until the bell rang? No, he scribbled a note in class to his secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, asking for her advice. "I think I MAY NEED A BATHROOM break? Is this possible?" he wrote. But it's still not known whether Mr Bush got his wish, as the White House has refused to comment on the issue.