Maliki tried to block the second shoe with his arm.

马利基曾试图用手臂阻挡第二只鞋子。

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Allawi (left) and Maliki, always the best of mates.

阿拉维(左)和马利基，永远的好朋友。

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Within days Mr Maliki lost the backing of his coalition.

几天以来，马利基失去了同盟的支持。

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The results from last Saturday's elections show Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's coalition won a strong victory over Shi'ite religious parties.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

The elections are being seen as a vote on Mister Maliki's leadership ahead of national parliamentary elections to be held later this year.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

The State of Law coalition of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki took an early lead.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

Iraq's newly designated prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, is now in a race to form a government.

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Indeed, Maliki reportedly plans to postpone local elections in the Sunni-majority provinces of Anbar and Ninevah.

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Earlier, he said that Mr Maliki should be focusing on security, not "chasing patriotic politicians".

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