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Iraqi reporter throws shoes at Bush, calls him dog

 
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi reporter called visiting U.S. President George W. Bush a "dog" in Arabic on Sunday and threw his shoes at him during a news conference in Baghdad. (link)

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