Iraqi throws shoes at Bush in Baghdad

Carleton Bryant The Washington Times - December 14, 2008, 04:05PM

A correspondent for a Cairo-based Iraqi TV station threw a pair of shoes at President Bush during a press conference in Baghdad, CBS News is reporting.

The next presidential press conference will be open only to shoeless journalists.

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A shoe? Who throws a shoe? — Austin Powers

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Carleton Bryant

Carleton Bryant is a senior editor at The Washington Times, where he oversees the National and Metropolitan desks. He also serves as the newsroom’s internship coordinator. He has served as an assistant managing editor; a National, Metropolitan and Features desk editor; an assistant National desk editor; and a reporter on the National and Metro desks.