Predictably enough, it also drew furious opposition from Republicans.
The comments drew furious condemnation from gay rights leaders, and fellow Republicans quickly distanced themselves from them.
Some 35% of black households lacked a car, compared with 15% of white ones.Nonetheless, media coverage of Katrina drew furious allegations of subtle bias.
Air strikes on Tuesday on Maarat al-Numan in the northwest reportedly killed 40 people in a market place, drawing furious condemnation from the HNC.
But the comment drew furious blasts from Palestinians and from Egypt, including a threat by Ahmed Abdel Rahman, the secretary general of the Palestinian cabinet, that the Palestinians should reconsider their recognition of the state of Israel.
Potential new flashpoints in the unrest sweeping the Middle East have opened after Israel opened fire on pro-Palestinian protesters on its borders with Syria and Lebanon, killing more than a dozen people and drawing furious condemnation from the Syrian regime.
One provision of the bill moving rapidly through the United States Congress to tighten regulations on corporate accounting and fraud drew furious objections today from senior European Union officials and the finance ministers of member nations.
There are plenty of stumbling-blocks, not all to do with Iraq.The arrival in Britain this week of Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and one of the world's top Islamic scholars, drew furious denunciations from some members of Parliament and the tabloid press.
Reuters reported that in at least one episode, the police stood by and did nothing as militants bulldozed a shrine, and the failure of the interior minister to curb the attacks on the sites, along with other recent instances of violence, drew furious criticism from members of the recently elected National Assembly.
And in the most brazen gesture, Mr. Gore bucked his own administration last week by declaring that 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez should be granted permanent residence status in the United States, a statement that drew furious responses from many loyal Gore backers who called it a craven bid to win Cuban-American votes.
