Requests for a security buffer zone raised tempers here.
The New York Mercantile Exchange has raised tempers with its decision to force Eric Bolling and Kevin McDonnell, both prominent floor members, to vacate their positions on the board, SquawkBlog reports.
The Bush Administration has raised tempers for refusing to intervene in the Eastern strike and vetoing Congress's proposed creation of an emergency board last year to look into the strike.
Carla del Ponte, the chief prosecutor of the Balkans war crimes tribunal, decided against an investigation of NATO's conduct of the war, but even the idea that she would explore such a move raised tempers in the Pentagon.
Similarly, last July China's suppression of Xinjiang's rioting Uighurs, whom Kazakhs consider brethren, raised tempers.Dossym Satpayev, a political analyst, says that many protesters believe China's vast population makes it inevitable immigrants will start moving to places such as Kazakhstan.
The new tax bills made news and raised tempers.
Though not totally unexpected, this news has caused quite a stir across Asia and raised tempers in China.
Against this backdrop, the Supreme Court's decision, whichever way it goes, is likely to raise tempers.
Already the most recent escalation of security, particularly for flights headed to the United States, is raising tempers, not just among passengers, but among airline executives who argue that the T.S.A.'s newest rules have hampered their ability to operate.
It is 5 22 p.m., and here at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street the rush hour dance is well under way: commuters are weaving toward the subway, lines have formed at the bus stops, hands are in the air for any available cab and a gridlock of cars and buses is on the streets, belching exhaust and raising tempers.
