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Published 12/30/2008 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki tried to block one of the shoes thrown at President Bush earlier this month during Bush's visit to Baghdad.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The trial of an Iraqi journalist charged with throwing his shoes at U.S. President George Bush has been postponed, Iraq's Council of Ministers and one of the journalist's [...]
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