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President Bush's International Shoe Incident

President George W. Bush's fourth and perhaps final Mideast trip while in office was marred during a surprise stop in Iraq on Dec. 14, 2008, when, during a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, a reporter leapt up and hurled a pair of shoes at Bush. Later, Bush called the incident "a bizarre moment."

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In this image from APTN video, reporter Muntadar al-Zeidi throws a shoe at President Bush, background left, during the news conference. Al-Zeidi also threw a second shoe at Bush, shouting in Arabic, "This is your farewell kiss, you dog!"

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