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March 18, 2009

Hundreds Protest Bush in Calgary
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In Canada, hundreds of protesters gathered in Calgary Tuesday outside
President Bush’s first foreign trip since leaving office. Bush was
speaking before an invite-only crowd at a private event. At least four
people were arrested. Activists constructed a giant shoe cannon in a
symbolic tribute to the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at Bush
last year. Bush entered Canada without any apparent trouble after the
Canadian government ignored a request from a group of Canadian lawyers
for his arrest or deportation as a war criminal.



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