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huffingtonpost.com - 12/14/2008
Bush Visits Iraq For Final Time
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BAGHDAD — President George W. Bush on Sunday made a farewell visit to Iraq, a place that defines his presidency, just 37 days before he hands the war off to a successor who has pledged to end it. Air Force One, Bush's distinctive powder blue-and-white jetliner, landed at Baghdad ...

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Tennessee Guerilla Women:  Bush Attacked by Shoes: Hurled at Bush's Head by Iraqi Journalist (Video)

Sister Toldjah:  “Journalist” who supports Sunni Arab insurgency against the US and al-Maliki gov’t throws shoes at Bush

Rantings of a Sandmonkey:  On the shoe throwing Incident

NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias:  Leftwing Blogosphere Cheers Iraqi Shoe Thrower

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  Epitaph of the Bush Years?

On the Hunt in Baghdad
michaeltotten.com - 12/15/2008
On the Hunt in Baghdad
— michaeltotten.com — by Michael J. Totten BAGHDAD -- “If your men conduct any raids,” I said to Captain Todd Looney at Combat Outpost Ford on the outskirts of Sadr City, Baghdad, “I want to go.” “We might have something come up,” he said. “If so, I'll get you out ... (more) On the Hunt in Baghdad

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Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ‘So What?’
thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ‘So What?’
— thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, after an Iraqi journalist used “ [t]wo of the worst insults in Islam ” against him, an unfazed President Bush sat down with ABC’s Martha Raddatz for an exit interview in Iraq. When Raddatz asked Bush about his legacy, ... (more) Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ...

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julescrittenden.com - 12/14/2008
Victory Lap
— julescrittenden.com — Bush makes a last visit to Iraq. Reuters: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President George W. Bush made an unannounced farewell visit to Baghdad on Sunday, just weeks before he leaves office and bequeaths the unpopular Iraq war to President-elect Barack ... (more) Victory Lap

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Bush Attacked by Shoes: Hurled at Bush's Head by Iraqi Journalist (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... miserable failure is still good for a laugh. (But in this higher quality BBC video, it's not so funny.) Oh, and White House Press Secretary Dana Perino apparently received a black eye in the subsequent fight with the Iraqi journalist. BBC: Shoes thrown at Bush on Iraq trip Angry Iraqi throws shoes at Bush Iraqi Throws Shoes At Bush During Press Conference (VIDEO) Bush ...

“Journalist” who supports Sunni Arab insurgency against the US and al-Maliki gov’t throws shoes at Bush
Sister Toldjah — ... Notable among the far lefties celebrating is the HuffPo blog, which has a slideshow but a slow-mo video as well so you can get a frame by frame shot, but also BDS sufferer Andrew Sullivan. In a post titled “Contempt”, ...

On the shoe throwing Incident
Rantings of a Sandmonkey — ... 2) You notice that Malki did not move or budge throughout the whole incident? He wasn't exen startled or shocked. Check out the Slideshow to see for yourself. ...

Leftwing Blogosphere Cheers Iraqi Shoe Thrower
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... And it wouldn't surprise me if quite a few other American journalists, whether based in Iraq or not, were also grinning from ear to ear in solidarity with the Kossacks over this incident. Meanwhile the Huffington Post comments were very similar to those of the Daily Kos: ...

Epitaph of the Bush Years?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... : "If Bush ever hopes to have the history of his presidency revived, a la Truman, it's going to start with success in Iraq. That's why it must have been that much harder for him to deal with the fact he had shoes thrown at him in his final visit to the country before he leaves office. It's bad enough in our last NBC/WSJ poll that 79% of Americans said they wouldn't miss him -- but at least no one is throwing shoes at him stateside. In that same poll, we asked respondents to judge Bush on his greatest achievements and failures. Not surprisingly, Iraq was at the top (or near it) ...

Shoes Thrown At Bush During News Conference In Iraqi (video)
The Democratic Daily — ... Bush joked of the incident, “is a size 10.” Later the President made shorter more serious short response. There are conflicting reports but apparently the reporter was shouting, as he threw the shoes, “This is the end!”. Being hit or having shoe thrown at someone is a serious insult in Iraq. White House news spokeperson Dana Perino took a microphone in the eye during the melee and has, reportedly, a black eye. An up to date story at HuffPo using the multiple resources of MSNBC, Politico and CNN. Question: ...

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President George W. Bush made an unannounced farewell visit to Baghdad on Sunday, just weeks before he leaves office and bequeaths the unpopular Iraq war to President-elect Barack Obama.
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Politico - While at a press conference in Iraq, President Bush was forced to duck when an Iraqi reporter threw two shoes at the him, while standing at the podium. Bush responded: "All I can report is it is a size 10."
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President George W. Bush made a surprise trip to Baghdad to highlight a new security agreement, which he hopes will form the basis for a long-term U.S.-Iraq alliance.
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U.S. President George W. Bush headed back to Washington on Monday after a farewell visit to Iraq and Afghanistan, where American troops are still fighting the wars that dominated his presidency.
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