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'Shoe monument' in Iraq taken down one day after it was unveiled
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/30/2009
'Shoe monument' in Iraq taken down one day after it was unveiled
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This monument to the shoe thrown at former Pres. George W. Bush was taken down one day after being unveiled in the Tikrit region of Iraq. BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The monument commemorating the journalist who hurled his shoes at President Bush was taken down a day after it was erected, local officials in Tikrit told [...]
juancole.com - 2/6/2009
Religious Parties Sweep Shiite South; Sunni Arabs fragmented, mainly Secular.
— juancole.com — The Iraqi provincial election results are out. They confirm what I said last Monday, that the parties... who want a strong, united Iraq have come to the fore in these elections. Although Nuri al-Maliki's Da'wa Party got over a third of the votes in ... (more) Religious Parties Sweep Shiite South; Sunni Arabs ...

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Monument to Bush shoe-throwing shines at Iraqi orphanage
cnn.com - 1/30/2009
Monument to Bush shoe-throwing shines at Iraqi orphanage
— cnn.com — A monument to a shoe thrown at former President Bush is unveiled at the Tikrit Orphanage complex.... (more) Monument to Bush shoe-throwing shines at Iraqi orphanage
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Encouraging Results in Iraq
commentarymagazine.com - 2/2/2009
Encouraging Results in Iraq
— commentarymagazine.com — Results are still being tallied in Iraq’s provincial election, but preliminary returns, as reported by Dubai’s Al-Sharqiyah... television, sound on the whole like good news from the standpoint of the United States — and bad news from ... (more) Encouraging Results in Iraq

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Bush Shoe Thrower Monument In Iraq Quickly Taken Down
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... fast with blood; silent until our mouths speak the truth," reads an inscription, in honor of journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who hurled his shoes at Bush and called him a "dog" at a news conference during the former president's final visit to Iraq. Zaidi has been held in jail in Baghdad since the incident, facing charges of assaulting a visiting head of state. However, shortly after it was unveiled, the central government requested its removal. CNN explains: After the request was made, Iraqi police visited the location to ...

Bush Shoe Thrower Monument In Iraq Quickly Taken Down
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... fast with blood; silent until our mouths speak the truth," reads an inscription, in honor of journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who hurled his shoes at Bush and called him a "dog" at a news conference during the former president's final visit to Iraq. Zaidi has been held in jail in Baghdad since the incident, facing charges of assaulting a visiting head of state. However, shortly after it was unveiled, the central government requested its removal. CNN explains: After the request was made, Iraqi police visited the location to ...

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Bush Legacy: Iraqi Orphans Help Build Shoe-Throwing Monument — Politics Daily
Via CNN : A huge sculpture of the footwear hurled at President Bush in December during a trip to Iraq has been unveiled in a ceremony at the Tikrit Orphanage complex. Assisted by children at the home, sculptor Laith al-Amiri erected a brown replica of one of the shoes hurled at Bush and Prime ...
Monument to Bush shoe-throwing shines at Iraqi orphanage — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]CNN.COM[/b] BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- For the war-beaten orphans of the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, this big old shoe fits. A huge sculpture of the footwear hurled at President Bush in December during a trip to Iraq has been unveiled in a ceremony at the Tikrit Orphanage ...
A shoe monument shines at Iraqi orphanage — CNN Political Ticker
The Iraqi Prime Minister tried to protect then-President Bush last month when an Iraqi journalist threw a shoe at Bush during a visit to Baghdad. BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — For the war-beaten orphans of the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, this big ...