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Published 12/16/2008 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker
TV reporter Muntadhar al-Zaidi, in a file photo, was jailed after throwing his shoes at President Bush.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Protesters across Iraq Tuesday urged government authorities to free the TV correspondent who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush.
Hundreds of students at Diyala University in Baquba carried banners demanding the release [...]
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