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The jailed journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush has asked for a pardon, a spokesman for Iraq's prime minister said Thursday.
HEADLINE: Iraqi shoe thrower asks for a pardon
CAPTION: The jailed journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush has asked for a pardon for what he described as 'an ugly act.' (Dec. 18)
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VOICED: Now to a British tourist who was sentenced, but spared three months in jail in Dubai for touching another man's hip in a bar has returned home.
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