Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush to be released early

Sunday, August 30, 2009

BAGHDAD -- An Iraqi journalist imprisoned for hurling his shoes at former president George W. Bush will be released next month after his sentence was reduced for good behavior, his lawyer said Saturday.

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