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Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at Bush sentenced to 3 years

Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at Bush sentenced to 3 years

The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then-President George W. Bush was convicted Thursday of assaulting a foreign leader and sentenced to three years in prison, provoking outrage among some Iraqis who consider him a hero.

 

Cops order removal of shoe-thrower monument

Cops order removal of shoe-thrower monument

A sculpture honoring an Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush has been removed, the director of an Iraqi orphanage said Saturday.

 

Iraqis to vote in al Qaeda's last stronghold

Iraqis to vote in al Qaeda's last stronghold

An election in two days in Iraq's most violent province, where al Qaeda and other insurgents are making a last stand, could bring Sunni Arabs back into power and ease resentment that has fueled the bloodshed.

 

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