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Roundtable: Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes At Bush On today's bloggers' roundtable: President Bush is confronted by a hostile reporter in Iraq. Plus, Oprah's weight gain is making headlines once again. For insight, Farai Chideya talks with bloggers Rob Redding, K. Tempest Bradford, and Ron Scott.

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In this image from APTN video, a man throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Baghdad. The man threw two shoes at Bush, one after another. Bush ducked both throws, and neither man was hit. AP Photo/APTN hide caption

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On today's bloggers' roundtable: President Bush is confronted by a hostile reporter in Iraq.

Plus, Oprah's weight gain is making headlines once again.

For insight into these topics, Farai Chideya talks with Rob Redding of the Redding News Review; K. Tempest Bradford of The Angry Black Woman; and Ron Scott, a blogger for The Detroit News.