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Iraqi Speaker resigns as MPs quarrel over shoe thrower

Chaos erupted in Iraq's parliament yesterday over the jailing of a reporter who threw his shoes at George W Bush, with MPs loyal to a radical anti-American cleric demanding his freedom. The Speaker responded by threatening to resign.

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Chaos erupted in Iraq's parliament yesterday over the jailing of a reporter who threw his shoes at George W Bush, with MPs loyal to a radical anti-American cleric demanding his freedom. The Speaker responded by threatening to resign.