n this series of file images made from APTN video, Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, foreground center, throws a shoe at U.S. President George W. Bush, background left, during a news conference in Baghdad with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, background right, in this Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 file photo. The man threw two shoes at Bush, one after another, and was then taken into custody. Neither man was hit. In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt. A judicial spokesman says a new trial date has been set for the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at then-President George W. Bush. The spokesman for the Iraqi Higher Judicial Council, Abdul-Sattar Bayrkdar, says the journalist will face the court on Feb. 19 on a charge of assaulting a foreign leader
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