Friday, December 19, 2008

Shoe Hurled at Bush Stokes Sales at Turkish Footwear Maker

"Shoe Hurled at Bush Stokes Sales at Turkish Footwear Maker

By Mark Bentley

Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The shoe hurled at President George W. Bush has sent sales soaring at the Turkish maker as orders pour in from Iraq, the U.S. and Iran.

The brown, thick-soled “Model 271” may soon be re-named “The Bush Shoe” or “Bye-Bye Bush,” Ramazan Baydan, who owns the Istanbul-based producer Baydan Ayakkabicilik San. & Tic., said in a telephone interview today."

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