Word: ire
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...sell an ambitious program for political and economic reform directly to voters, and has already been forced to postpone an amendment--one of four he was hoping to push through this year--that would overhaul the state's pension system. With his agenda and pugnacious style provoking the ire of the state's powerful unions, one observer, former Governor and current Oakland mayor Jerry Brown, suggests that Schwarzenegger may want to "evaluate his range of adversaries and look for ways in which accommodations can be made." But Arnold might find that proposing amendments is easier than making amends. --By Unmesh...
...disturbing the students who attended the panel and those who spoke, the hecklers directed their ire at the wrong target. Many students are sensitive to the concerns of CIA/DHS critics. Attendee Nathan A. Sharp ’08 told The Crimson: “I hate torture as much as the next protestor…but the best way to address the humanitarian disregard or the incompetence of the CIA is not by harassing their recruiters.” Trying to prevent good and fair-minded students from entering the CIA or DHS, does not seem to be the most...
...budget battle dogged Reagan all the way to the hospital. Reflecting the ire of other Senate Republicans, Majority Leader Robert Dole on Friday had publicly attacked the White House for "surrendering to the deficit" by dropping its support for the Senate's plan to freeze Social Security benefits for one year. Dole's remark, quoted in the Saturday-morning papers, stirred Reagan's wrath as he lay in bed only two hours away from surgery. He adamantly insisted to Regan that the Senate majority leader, and the public, be disabused of the notion that the White House was caving...
...shortstop Andy Sweeney grounded Bruton’s next offering down the first-base line, where junior Josh Klimkiewicz cleanly fielded the ball and threw home to catcher Andrew Casey, who tagged Potvin just before he crossed the plate according to the umpire, drawing the ire of the Crusaders’ bench. Bruton struck out second baseman Erik Kistler looking to record the second out shortly thereafter, then retired the side two batters later with an infield groundout...
...another enemy last week when he accused his protégé The Game of being disloyal and expelled him from the G-Unit posse during a live radio interview on Hot 97 in New York. Apparently Game wanted to perform with Nas, who drew 50’s ire for collaborating with his arch nemesis, Ja Rule...