Oct 27th, 2008 · U.N. peacekeepers attacked rebels in eastern Congo with helicopter gunships Monday while crowds of protesters threw rocks outside four U.N. compounds, venting outrage at what they claimed was a failure to protect them from advancing rebel forces.
Oct 26th, 2008 · Credit card companies are watching the economy and making pre-emptive moves to reduce the amount of credit they offer to many customers. And they are looking well beyond payment history when reconsidering credit lines. Some companies are looking at who the customers' mortgage lender is, where they shop and whether they live in a region that's been hard hit by foreclosures. Customers are outraged, but card issuers say they are simply managing risk in tough economic times.
Oct 16th, 2008 · Federal authorities are looking into the demise of Washington Mutual, the largest bank failure in U.S. history. Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating what he calls "unwarranted and outrageous" spending by American International Group.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · Senator Barack Obama campaigned in Wisconsin Wednesday before returning to Washington to vote on the Wall Street bailout bill. The Democratic presidential hopeful told voters at a rally in La Crosse that it was an outrage to ask them to rescue Wall Street. But Obama also explained that the bailout was needed to avoid an economic decline and the loss of jobs.
Sep 18th, 2008 · Police arrested 12 more people Thursday as the Chinese government expands a crackdown in a scandal involving tainted milk powder. The tainted milk formula has killed four babies and sickened 6,200. Parents are outraged at what they see as the government's failure to protect their children.
Sep 11th, 2008 · Pakistani officials are expressing outrage at recent U.S. raids on tribal regions of the country. Mark Mazzaetti of The New York Times talks with Alex Chadwick about the impact of the raids on U.S.-Pakistani relations.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Gruesome photographs of the scarred and starved body of Danieal Kelly, a Philadelphia girl who suffered from cerebral palsy, sparked citywide outrage when she died in 2006. Now, her parents face criminal charges related to her death, and so do social service workers who allegedly ignored warning signs. Philadelphia reporter Elizabeth Fiedler says the city is taking a second look at its attentiveness to children at-risk.
Jul 31st, 2008 · While the Chinese government promised that the foreign media would be free to cover more than just the Olympics while in China, Internet censorship will still be in place. The International Olympic Committee admitted it cut a deal with Beijing to censor Internet content. That has outraged human rights and press groups.