Shoes or Accolades?

State Department Spokesman , PJ Crowley : "Certainly from our standpoint, this gives us a sense of momentum — when the United States has accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes." Is the line a dig at President Bush ? Of course it is. Indeed, in many ways the Prize itself is a dig at, if not a repudiation of, Bush. Is the line true? Absolutely. Is the line amusing? Yes, yes it is. Is it “ liberal fawning for world acceptance ” for the State Department to see the positives in

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State Department on Nobel Prize: Better to be thrown accolades than shoes

From Elise Labott CNN State Department Producer WASHINGTON (CNN) — “Certainly from our standpoint this gives us a sense of momentum when the United States has accolades tossed its way rather than shoes.” That’s the take of Hillary Clinton’s State Department on President Barack Obama being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, according to her spokesman, Assistant Secretary P.J. Crowley. Crowley was referring to an incident last December, when an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President G

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Weekend Love Links - K-Fatty & Victoria Prince Out Shopping In LA

The ex Mr. Britney Spears Kevin Federline and his girlfriend Victoria Prince out shopping for some new workout clothes and shoes for Kevin. He’s about to be part of the hit show ‘Celebrity Fit Club’ . They also stopped by Whole Foods to buy some healthy food in Los Angeles, CA. Blogs We Love Farandulista says Megan Fox for Nylon Magazine Amy Grindhouse says Bijou Phillips & Chynna Phillips Confirm Story Celebrity Fashion Watcher says Kelly Brook Gets Naked for Ralph Lauren

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Iraqi Shoe Thrower Released

A journalist for the independent Iraqi television station, Al Baghdadia, Mr. Zaidi, 29, was attending a December press conference that President Bush was holding on his final visit to the country. As stunned members of the White House press corps and other Iraqi journalists looked on, Mr. Zaidi rose from his seat and shouted in Arabic: “This is a gift from the Iraqis; this is the farewell kiss, you dog!” He then whipped one of his shoes straight at Mr. Bush’s head, narrowly missing him when

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Iraqi shoe thrower might drop TV, turn to activism

BAGHDAD – The Iraqi television reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in one of the more bizarre episodes of the Iraq war might use his new iconic status in Iraq to promote humanitarian causes, his family said. The reporter, Muntadhar al-Zeidi, is to be released Monday after nine months in prison. He will be greeted by a nation where many feel his act of protest encapsulated their own bitterness over the war and U.S. occupation. Parties and music are planned at his f

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