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Iraqi official: Reporter detained by PM's security (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 03:35 AM CST AP - An Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush was being held for questioning by the Iraqi prime minister's guards, an official said Monday, as Arabs across the Middle East hailed the incident as a proper send-off to the unpopular U.S. president.

Bush's Iraq-Afghan farewell tour marred by dissent (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 03:07 AM CST AP - President George W. Bush wrapped up a whirlwind trip to two war zones Monday that in many ways was a victory lap without a clear victory. A signature event occurred when an Iraqi reporter hurled two shoes at Bush, declaring: "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."

Seven Yazidis killed in Iraq attack (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 02:45 AM CST AFP - Seven members of a family belonging to the ancient Yazidi religious sect were assassinated overnight in the Sinjar area of northwest Iraq, police said on Monday.

Iraq TV demands release of Bush shoe attacker (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 02:02 AM CST AFP - An Iraqi television station on Monday demanded the immediate release of one of its journalists who caused a furore when he hurled shoes at visiting US President George W. Bush.

Bush's final Iraq visit marks gains, meets contempt (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - President Bush arrived in Iraq Sunday for one brief, final visit to the country his administration has irreparably changed.

UN urges Iraq to treat Saddam-era officials fairly (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 01:59 AM CST AP - The top U.N. envoy in Iraq has urged the Shiite-led government to treat imprisoned Saddam Hussein-era figures fairly after the American military hands them over as part of a detainee transfer required under a new security pact.

Gunmen kill seven from Iraqi family: police (Reuters) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 01:32 AM CST Reuters - Gunmen killed seven people from a single family, members of the minority Yazidi sect, when they stormed into their home in northern Iraq on Monday, police said.

Bush on farewell visit to Iraq dodges flying shoes (Reuters) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 12:48 AM CST Reuters - An Iraqi reporter called President George W. Bush a "dog" and threw his shoes at him on Sunday, sullying a farewell visit to Baghdad meant to mark greater security in Iraq after years of bloodshed.

BUSH NOTEBOOK: Bush ducks shoes in Baghdad (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 09:34 PM CST AP - It gives fresh meaning to the phrase shooed away.

Bush warns of long struggle on surprise Afghanistan visit (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 02:24 AM CST AFP - US President George W. Bush warned Monday of a long struggle ahead to restore stability in Afghanistan in a surprise farewell visit seven years after he first ordered troops into the country.

Iraqi justice system falls short: report (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 07:02 PM CST Reuters - Iraq is failing to give criminal suspects fair trials and abuse of prisoners appears common ahead of the transfer of thousands of detainees from U.S. prison camps to Iraqi control, a human rights group said on Monday.

For some Mahdi Army fighters in Iraq the pen is mightier (AFP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 05:10 PM CST AFP - Ali Dayer fought American soldiers for years. But now he has swapped his Kalashnikov assault rifle for a pen after radical Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr decided to restructure his Mahdi Army militia.

Shoe attack on Bush mars farewell Iraq visit (AFP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 04:53 PM CST AFP - A journalist hurled two shoes at President George W. Bush on his farewell visit to Iraq on Sunday, highlighting hostility still felt toward the outgoing US leader who acknowledged that the war is still not won.

Report: Iraq rebuilding woes due to poor planning (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 04:52 PM CST AP - A detailed official history of the U.S. effort to reconstruct Iraq after Saddam Hussein's overthrow in 2003 blamed its failings on "blinkered and disjointed" prewar planning, a deadly insurgency and wasteful and ill-managed contracting.

Iraqi journalist hurls shoes at Bush during news conference (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 04:49 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD - George W. Bush made his last visit to Iraq as president on Sunday. But instead of highlighting progress from the "surge," it became a reminder that many Iraqis see him not as a liberator who freed them from Saddam Hussein but as an occupier who pushed their country into chaos.

White House: no action on auto bailout while Bush in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 04:06 PM CST AFP - President George W. Bush will hold off on any action to inject billions of dollars into beleaguered US automakers until he returns from a surprise visit to Iraq, the White House said Sunday.

No word on auto bailout "for a while" (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 02:36 PM CST Reuters - The White House said on Sunday it did not expect any announcement on a U.S. auto industry rescue plan before President George W. Bush returns to the United States from Iraq, leaving their fate in limbo.

Analysis: Bush's Iraq trip highlights war unwon (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 12:45 PM CST AP - President George W. Bush's whirlwind visit to Iraq was his ostensible victory lap for what often looked like a personal crusade.

Iraqi journalist hurls shoes at 'dog' Bush (AFP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 12:36 PM CST AFP - An Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes and an insult at George W. Bush, without hitting him, as the US president was shaking hands with the Iraqi premier at his Baghdad office on Sunday.

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