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 Trial Postponed 
 for Iraqi Shoe Hurler 

Unrepentant journalist says chucking shoes at Bush was protest against US occupation

Feb 19, 09 8:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The trial of an Iraqi journalist who chucked his shoes at President Bush has been delayed until next month, reports the BBC. The court first needs to consult with the Iraqi government on whether Bush's visit to Iraq was formal or informal, according to the judge. Munthadar al-Zaidi is charged... More »

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Iraq • shoes • protests • trial • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi • court appearance

(AP) - What's the ideal gift for a basketball-obsessed president? Try a size 23 sneaker personally autographed by Shaquille O'Neal. The Phoenix Suns center couldn't be around himself when President Obama arrived at Sky Harbor International Airport yesterday afternoon. So when the president stepped off of Air Force One, Phoenix Mayor Phil... More »

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Barack Obama • basketball • Phoenix Suns • shoes • Phoenix • Shaquille O'Neal

GLOSSIES

Van Halen: Roth Reunion Solid, New Music on Way


Feb 8, 09 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - After grossing $93 million on tour with former frontman David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen tells Rolling Stone he wants the band back together permanently: “Dave was a blast. And next time we go out, we’re going to have some new stuff, too.” He plans a summer... More »

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shoes • guitar • website • Van Halen • Eddie Van Halen • rock music • bands • David Lee Roth • Wolfgang Van Halen

UK Charges
Wen Jibao's Shoe-Tosser

Faces public disorder charge; China sweeps incident under rug

Feb 3, 09 6:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The Cambridge University protester who yesterday chucked a gray sneaker at the Chinese premier—and missed by a solid 3 feet—has been slapped with a public disorder charge for his trouble, reports the Telegraph. The 27-year-old will appear in British court next Tuesday. China voiced its continued ire over... More »

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China • shoes • Cambridge • Wen Jiabao • Britain • political protest • protesters

 UK Protester 
 Lobs Shoe 
 at China's Wen 

Protester calls premier a 'dictator' during speech at Cambridge

Feb 2, 09 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - A protester threw a shoe at China’s premier while he was giving a speech at Cambridge University in England today, the BBC reports. The young man shouted “how can the university prostrate itself with this dictator—how can you listen to the lies he’s telling?" before hurling... More »

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China • shoes • protests • Cambridge • dictatorship • Wen Jiabao • Britain • Cambridge University

First First Lady Was No Frump

Forget the unflattering paintings; Martha Washington was
quite the fox

Feb 2, 09 9:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Chances are when you think of Martha Washington, you imagine a frumpy old fat lady smothered in lace. Not so, say those who study her and her husband. If you ignore the unflattering images painted years after her death, and instead focus on tailors' records and letters from Martha's youth,... More »

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shoes • history • style • first lady • George Washington • portrait • Martha Washington

 Cobblers in Stitches 
 Thanks to Recession 

Dwindling trade gets boost as Americans pinch pennies

Feb 2, 09 9:01 AM CST
(Newser) - If this recession reaches Great Depression levels, there may not be enough cobblers to go around. There are only 7,000 of them left in the US—down from 120,000 in the 1920s—and their business is piling up faster than they can manage as strapped Americans repair shoes... More »

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consumer • shoes • recession • consumption • weakening economy • cobbler • shoe repair • what recession?

 Iraq Takes Down 
 Shoe Sculpture 

Government rejects monument's 'political motives'

Jan 30, 09 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The large, shoe-shaped sculpture made to honor an Iraqi journalist’s gesture of defiance against former President Bush was removed from the garden of a Tikrit orphanage just a day after it was put up, CNN reports. The government requested the removal, and sent police to supervise. “We will... More »

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Iraq • shoes • sculpture • Tikrit • orphanage • Iraq war • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi

 Iraq Artist 
 With Sole 
 Honors Bush 
 Shoe Hurler 

Incident 'source of pride,' says sculptor

Jan 30, 09 3:12 AM CST
(Newser) - A copper sculpture of a shoe with a bush growing from it has been unveiled in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit to honor the journalist who hurled his shoes at President Bush. TV reporter Muntadar al-Zeidi missed, but his action hit it off with some Iraqis. Artist Laith al-Amari insists... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • shoes • Tikrit • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi • Laith al-Amari

Man Sues Over Smack From Stripper's Shoe

Wants $25K in damages after flying footwear hit him in face

Jan 24, 09 5:06 PM CST
(Newser) - An Ohio man is suing a strip club for $25,000 after a stripper’s shoe flew off and clocked him in the nose, the Daily Telegraph reports. A year after the incident, he says he’ll need surgery and can only breath from one nostril. “When the boot... More »

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Ohio • shoes • injury • lawsuit • stripper

 Shoe-Hurler 
 Wants Swiss 
 Asylum 

Lawyer says al-Zaidi is in danger if he remains in Iraq

Jan 19, 09 10:10 AM CST
(AP) - A Swiss lawyer working on behalf of the Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at President Bush said today his client will seek political asylum in Switzerland. The Geneva-based lawyer said Muntadhar al-Zaidi's life is in danger if he stays in Iraq. Al-Zaidi has been detained in an Iraqi jail awaiting... More »

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Iraq • Switzerland • shoes • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi • political asylum

 Bizarre Political Moments of '08 

Weird doings with Hillary, Huck and a chucked shoe

Jan 2, 09 5:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Oh-eight was a banner year for politics, and half the time it was a really strange banner. Politico looks back on the weirdest moments in a topsy-turvy year.
  • Mike Huckabee holds a news conference to announce he won’t run a negative ad, then plays the ad for everyone.
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • politics • Mike Huckabee • shoes • turkeys • Rod Blagojevich • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • Barbara Streisand

 Lost Soles Clog Miami Highway 

Police look for charity for shoes that tripped up commuters

Jan 2, 09 1:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of shoes snarled traffic this morning on a Miami highway, the Sun-Sentinel reports. “It’s not getting better. It’s still backed up,” one official said as crews cleared the unclaimed shoes, which fell from a truck. Police hope to donate the lost soles to charity and... More »

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Shoe-Thrower Tortured Into Writing Apology

Zaidi 'would do it again,' will sue Iraqi police for abuse, brother says

Dec 22, 08 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Muntadar al-Zaidi, now famous for throwing his shoes at George W. Bush during a press conference in Iraq, was tortured into writing a letter of apology to the American president, his brother told the Guardian today. Zaidi has allegedly suffered cigarette burns to his ears, is missing a tooth, and... More »

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Iraq • torture • Nouri al-Maliki • shoes • Iraq police • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi

Maker of 'Bush Shoe' Sees Orders Soar

Demand from Iraq, US creates 100 new jobs at Turkish manufacturer

Dec 22, 08 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Muntadar al-Zaidi may be languishing in jail after throwing his shoes at President Bush, but one man has found a bonanza in the Iraqi's unorthodox protest. The owner of the Baydan Shoe Company in Istanbul has insisted that his company made the black leather shoes that nearly conked the president.... More »

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Iraq • Turkey • shoes • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi

Iraqi Judge: Shoe-Tosser Was Beaten

He opens probe, says case against journalist could be dropped

Dec 19, 08 9:38 AM CST
(AP) - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush was beaten afterward and had bruises on his face and around his eyes, a judge said today. Judge Dhia al-Kinani, the magistrate investigating the incident, said the court has opened an investigation into the treatment of Muntadhar al-Zaidi. "We... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • shoes • press conference • beatings • Muntadar al-Zaidi

(Newser) - Laura Bush is not among those laughing along at her husband's recent shoe-dodging moves. "As a wife, I saw it as an assault, and that's what it was," she told USA Today. "So I didn't laugh it off." The first lady did, however, have an insight... More »

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White House • Laura Bush • shoes • first lady • George W. Bush

 Shoe-Tosser 
 to Maliki: 
 Pardon Me 

Journalist appeals to Iraqi PM's 'fatherly feelings'

Dec 18, 08 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush is appealing to PM Nouri al-Maliki for a pardon, the Guardian reports. Calling on Maliki's "fatherly feelings," Muntadar al-Zaidi expressed remorse, saying the "big ugly act cannot be excused," Maliki's office said. He also reminded the... More »

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Nouri al-Maliki • shoes • Jalal Talabani • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi

 What Not To Do  
 in Foreign Lands 

Tabloid offers how-to guide for provoking international incidents

Dec 17, 08 6:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Taking its cue from the infamous shoe-toss of an Iraqi journalist—a sign of high contempt in his culture—the Daily Mirror presents a how-to guide for provoking international incidents:
  • Buddhist countries: Nothing raises eyebrows or ire more than a pat on the head, as that's where locals
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shoes • list • cultural diplomacy • Iraq war • George W. Bush • gesture • multiculturalism • Muntadar al-Zaidi

 More Shoes Tossed at 
 White House Protest 

Demonstrators demand Iraqi journalist's release

Dec 17, 08 4:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans expressed solidarity with Iraqi shoe-thrower Muntadar al-Zaidi by mimicking him in front of the White House today. A dozen protesters tossed footwear at a Bush impersonator while demanding the president be jailed instead of the journalist, the Raw Story reports. Members of the anti-war group Code Pink also lined... More »

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White House • shoes • protests • Iraq war • Muntadar al-Zaidi

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