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NEWS ABOUT: temper tantrums

temper tantrums stories: 8 news summaries

House Aide's E-Mail Tantrum Goes Viral

Flipping out over nickname is one way to wind up on MSNBC

Jun 19, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rep. Jim McDermott has a staffer named Elizabeth Becton. That's "Elizabeth," not "Liz"—ever. A contact attempting to set up a meeting with the Washington Democrat found that out the hard way after making the tragic mistake of calling Becton “Liz.” Her enraged response,... More »

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email • MSNBC • Keith Olbermann • Jim McDermott • House Democrats • temper tantrums • Elizabeth Becton

 Vitter Denies Airport Meltdown 

Sen. admits blunder, but says reports of tantrum are greatly exaggerated

Mar 12, 09 2:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. David Vitter says reports he threw a tantrum at Washington's Dulles Airport are way off base, reports the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. The Republican acknowledges that he blundered through the wrong door in a rush to catch a flight back to Louisiana, but denies  reports that he berated an... More »

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Senate Republicans • David Vitter • airport • Dulles • temper tantrums

 Crazy Airport 
 Tantrum 
 Goes Viral 

Watch it with the sound off

Feb 16, 09 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Congratulations are probably in order for YouTube’s latest celebrity: a Chinese woman whose temper tantrum at Hong Kong’s international airport has become the viral sideshow du jour, attracting more than half a million viewers to date. After missing her flight to San Francisco, the hysterical woman charges the... More »

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China • YouTube • Hong Kong • airport • viral video • temper tantrums

Sis: 'Angry Christian
Needs Help'

'He's incredibly stressed'

Feb 8, 09 7:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Christian Bale's sister found his profanity-riddled tantrum on a movie set disturbing, and believes the actor "needs help," reports the Telegraph. "It's terribly sad," said Bale's sister, Sharon. "He seems to be incredibly stressed and angry at the moment." Bale was arrested last year... More »

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stress • profanity • The Dark Knight • Christian Bale • actor • meltdown • temper tantrums

Docs Called as Britney Throws Tantrum

Spears suffers panic attack under tour, lawsuit pressure

Feb 5, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears is buckling under pressure as her world tour approaches, the Telegraph reports. The 27-year-old threw temper tantrums so severe her dad called a doctor. “Britney is in danger of not going on tour,” a source whispers. “She fears her performance will be branded a flop.... More »

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Britney Spears • pop music • gossip • Sam Lutfi • temper tantrums • concert tour

It's a Stressful Day—Have
You Tried Shouting?

Survey ranks today as most trying of the year

Jan 5, 09 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Today is the most stressful day of the year, as back-to-work blues meet the cold weather and economic gloom, the Telegraph reports. And a survey by RNLI found that co-worker behaviors such as noisy eating, sniffing, and talking loudly on the phone rank as the most annoying things to endure... More »

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work • poll • stress • holiday • survey • temper tantrums • holiday season

New Yorkers
See a Saltier
Bloomberg

Concern over mayoral legacy might explain more frequent fits

May 20, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - In his 6 years in office, Michael Bloomberg has enjoyed a reputation as the cool, collected CEO of the Big Apple. But as setbacks have mounted and his presidential ambitions have been shelved, another side is showing: the temperamental, sometimes explosive antagonist. Bloomberg's mood is "the worst I've ever... More »

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New York City • New York • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • Eliot Spitzer • temper tantrums

Stop Temper Tantrums Like
a Caveman

Smart parents talk to kids like the vicious
little primitives they are

Feb 22, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - When your kid has a temper tantrum, they’re a lot like a Neanderthal, reports LiveScience. Two-year-olds are still driven by instinct and emotion, explains one pediatrician, not the higher reasoning of mature adults. So don’t try to logic away a tantrum (“But honey you already have that... More »

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evolution • parenting • toddler • Neanderthals • emotion • temper tantrums • Terrible Twos

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