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"The Bush Shoe" a Hit After Shoe-Throwing Incident

Sales of a particular brand of shoe, the Ducati Model 271, have risen since the now world-famous shoe-throwing incident, in which reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi, 29, of Al-Baghdadia television, gave U.S. President George W. Bush the ultimate insult in the Arab culture: a close look at the soles of two of his shoes.

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Obama, Bush find common ground on foreign policy

Negotiating with our adversaries is a tricky business, and with President-elect Barack Obama on the way in, most observers of US foreign policy are confident that negotiating is about to become the predominant foreign policy approach — for better or worse. They are mistaken, however, if they think this approach will be a drastic change.

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Shoe attack leads to explosion of online video games

Online video games inspired by the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at U.S. President George Bush in Baghdad have taken the Internet by storm.

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10 Million Dollars for the Iraqi Journalist's Shoes

The shoes of the 29-year-old correspondent of the Iraqi Al-Baghdadia TV channel, Muntadhar al-Zeidi, now cost a fortune of 10 million dollars. The incident with the shoes thrown at US President George W. Bush during his press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister in Baghdad continues to develop. Bush could avoid the shoes, but not the development of the aftermath.

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Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Reportedly Injured in Custody

The brother of the journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George Bush is saying that the reporter was beaten by Iraqi security forces who took him into custody.

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What The frenzy shoes can cause

David letterman said Bush hasn't dodged anything like that since the Vietnam war while Jay Leno joked how Bush did something he's never done before when avoiding the shoe, he leaned to the left.

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New Yorkers copy Iraqi shoe-throwing protest

At least a handful of New Yorkers have spontaneously begun to copy the actions of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush as an insult by throwing old pairs of their own shoes up into neighborhood trees and telephone poles in a way that their soles are plainly visible to passersby.

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In Iraq, Bush Dodges Shoes, Not Questions

What fun! As Bush's presidency winds down, it appears some have decided they'd better let him know just what they think of him before they lose their chance. In this case, with a pair of shoes.

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Group Seeks Donations For Bush Impeachment Ad

The National Impeachment Network has created an ad that seeks to prod the Legislature to impeach President George W. Bush. It's asking for donations to enable them to air the ad in various markets around the country.

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Barbara Bush Hospitalized In Texas

The mother of the current U.S. president George W. Bush Mrs. Barbara Bush is hospitalized in Texas in a Houston hospital. She complained of a "little bit of pain" and was rushed to hospital last night. In her White House years Barbara Bush had revealed that she had suffered from Graves disease.

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Bush Pardons a Crowd of People, But Not Libby

On Monday President Bush pardoned 12 individuals, and commuted the sentences of 2 others - but "Scooter" Libby wasn't among them. You'll recall that Bush earlier commuted the sentence of "Scooter" Libby, which put much of the nation in an uproar.

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Arrogance on Display At G20, Bush Ignored

Watch this video of U.S. President George W. Bush’s reception at the G20 summit on the global economic crisis. As you will see, Bush was ignored by every other leader, including Gordon Brown (Britain) and Angela Merkel (Germany). He walked with his head down, ignoring most, no one shook his hand or welcomed him to the meeting.

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