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Mayor’s Aide Pushes Hard for Kennedy

By MICHAEL BARBARO and RAYMOND HERNANDEZ 5 minutes ago

The deputy mayor's involvement in Caroline Kennedy's senate campaign is drawing the ire of some Democrats.

In Strike, Separate Deals Draw Ire of Big Producers - New York Times
Jan 7, 2008 ... A deal between United Artists and the Writers Guild of America West may have
opened the door to a full-blown brawl.

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noun [U] FORMAL
anger:
Petty restrictions easily raised/aroused the ire of such a creative artist.