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It is raining shoes everywhere!
Apr 11 2009, Vincent Van Ross

(In a lighter vein)

First it was the president of the United States of America who saw shoes flying towards him in Iraq. He ducked just in time to avoid being hit. When, he came up, he found another one heading for him. He responded with a quick...

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