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Bush hit by shoes in Iraq

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2008-12-15 11:16

President Bush was almost hit by two shoes thrown at him by a reporter during a press conference in the Iraqi prime minister's office.

"This is the farewell kiss, you dog," the man shouted in Arabic.

After the incident Bush apparently said, "I'm OK."

"All I can report is it is a size 10," while dismissing it as an example of a healthy democracy and an example of free speech.