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Good news in the Islamic world, 2008
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Aziz Poonawalla
It is easy to focus on the negative, but sometimes it is important to remind ourselves of the good news for a change. To that end, Juan Cole has compiled a list of ten good news stories from the Islamic world that we all should take a moment to remind ourselves of. There’s plenty to…
the shoe-thrower is sorry
By
Aziz Poonawalla
If this is sincere, then good: An Iraqi journalist arrested after throwing his shoes at George Bush, the US president, has reportedly sent a letter to the Iraqi prime minister to apologise for the incident and seek a pardon. A spokesman for Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq’s prime minister, said on Thursday that Muntazer al-Zaidi had acknowledged…
Bush bails out the auto industry
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Aziz Poonawalla
The Republicans are furious with President Bush for agreeing to use TARP funds to bail out the auto industry: Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), one of the architects of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout, thinks Bush may be skirting the Troubled Asset Relief Program rules. “These funds were not authorized by Congress for non-financial companies…
President Bush ducks thrown shoes
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Aziz Poonawalla
To be honest I find this rather insulting and pathetic: An Iraqi reporter set off pandemonium Sunday by hurling two shoes atPresident Bush during a news conference that was the centerpiece of hissecret good-bye visit. Bush was cool under fire and prevented an even bigger incident bywaving off his lead Secret Service agent, who was…
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