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Unlike many directors who chafe under studio involvement, Howard says, "I grew up comfortably within the system and never felt terribly hindered by it. My instincts don't frighten them." Maybe that's because his instincts are so, well, comfortable. What attracted him to Apollo 13 was not the techno-wizardry but the human story. "The bittersweet quality of Jim Lovell's experience definitely drew me in," says Howard. "Here was a guy, arguably the best-equipped individual to walk on the moon, and the opportunity was pulled out from under him. It was devastating, and we can all relate...
...Jewish communities at the southern fringe of the Gaza Strip, home to most of the 4,000 Israeli settlers in the zone, Netzarim is in an area of dense Arab population on the outskirts of Gaza City. Down the road sits the Palestinian village of al-Mograka, whose residents chafe at the restrictions that Netzarim's presence imposes on them. "People will never accept the settlement here," says Nasr Azzam, who runs the local general store. "It is a strange body and a symbol of the occupation...
...outnumber Republicans by a 256-178 majority. Things almost certainly will be different come January. Predicts confident Illinois Republican Henry Hyde: "The Democrats are in for one hell of a ride. Having been the dominant power for 40 years, they've grown complacent and arrogant. They're going to chafe and be irritated to the point of swallowing aspirin by the handfuls, and it's going to be fun for us to watch them react to the slings and arrows that are going to come their way on a daily basis." Oddly enough, a more conservative Congress may place Gingrich...
...French politician hoping to run for office again, such disclosures -- so thoroughly and dispassionately documented -- would be ruinous. The Occupation years still chafe at the French national conscience. Hence the soothing balm of national discourse: All of France belonged to the Resistance except for a tiny band of traitors and collaborators in Vichy...
...University has resisted calls to reduce the salaries at HMC and distribute more of Harvard's money to outside money managers. Meanwhile, alumni and faculty members around the University chafe at the high salaries HMC pays for average to below-average performance...