Word: livid
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...hear the cheering publicly, since FBI head Louis Freeh is livid that the news was leaked. But do not doubt that hundreds of federal and state investigators, caught up for weeks in the frustrating experience of trying to square the past 18 years of Kaczynski's life with the Unabomber's attacks, are celebrating the discovery of the manifesto amid a mother lode of incriminating evidence. Last Thursday, when the Justice Department named New Jersey First Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Cleary to lead the team that will prosecute Kaczynski, the hot speculation was over whether the initial prosecution would...
...materialized. Only this time, word quickly got out that it was the work of Minnesota freshman Rod Grams. After that revelation, it took only a few days to work out a deal under which the bill will come to the Senate floor. And although the bill's supporters were livid over the delay, no one is talking seriously about abolishing holds. That's because almost every Senator has used it at one time or another--and may need it one day to kill again...
...alleged communications chief, allegedly establishes that the cocaine organization was spying on both the Colombian government and United States drug agents. But while Colombian authorities, namely embattled President Ernesto Samper, are blaming the cartel for the tapping, American officials believe blame lies elsewhere. "The American embassy is absolutely livid about this. They think the Colombian government is behind the taps," reports TIME's Elaine Shannon. "Pointing the finger at the cartel is seen as a desperate attempt by Samper to save his administration. He's terrified that the cartel's bookkeeper in custody is going to tell just how involved...
...discuss his case in the heavily-monitored, half-hour meeting with U.S. Consul General Arturo Macias at a jail in the central city of Wuhan. The arrest has single-handedly sentU.S.-Chinese relationsinto a tailspin, infuriating lawmakers in Washington, setting off numerous State Department protests. But China, equally livid at Wu's repeated success inslipping through its bordersto expose human rights abuses, has barely budged. Officials there today said Macias might have to wait another month to see Wu again -- the maximum gap allowed between such meetings under a U.S.-Chinese agreement...
Foster's allies were livid and rushed back to the chamber. Though the Tennessee obstetrician and gynecologist had acknowledged performing 39 abortions during his 38-year career, no one had accused him of doing or even of condoning the grisly procedure described by Smith. "It's outrageous to bring something like that on the Senate floor," Illinois Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun complained...