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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Greene relished the opportunity to champion the victim’s voice. In fact, Greene’s penchant for taking up the cross of the troubled more than once earned the ire of critics. But for someone who so frequently stirred the pot of conventions, Greene was sensitive to critics’ barbs...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Graham Greene Centennial Celebrated | 11/5/2004 | See Source »

...hedge funds are back--and bigger than ever. You may recall George Soros' minting a $1 billion profit in one month on a bet against the British pound in 1992 and later spurring the ire of small nations, which feared his currency plays would hurt their economy. Then in 1998 major hedge player Long-Term Capital Management self-destructed, and because it had borrowed so heavily, its losses threatened the health of large banks around the globe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WILL HEDGE FUNDS TAKE A DIVE? | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

...while the officiating drew the ire of a frustrated crowd—at one point, the Huskies were awarded three corners in a row—UConn simply made do with what they...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ranked Foes Spell Field Hockey Woes | 9/23/2004 | See Source »

...been five years since the spirituality-seeking Madonna, dressed in a sari and adorned with a tilaka marking on her forehead, sang a self-composed Sanskrit song at the MTV awards before a backdrop of Hindu god images?simultaneously raising the West's awareness of Hinduism and incurring the ire of the religion's faith police. Things Indian have only gotten trendier since. But as Madonna discovered, cashing in on Hinduism can be a mixed blessing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hands Off My Gods | 8/30/2004 | See Source »

...boast on the campaign trail of the number of al Qaeda operatives arrested under your watch, the hard reality is that your deadly wars have been responsible for countless new terrorist factions, recruits and supporters. You have transformed the good will of the world following Sept. 11 into widespread ire and disgust...

Author: By Benjamin J. Toff, | Title: Why I'll Be in New York | 8/20/2004 | See Source »

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