Word: rebellion
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...sense a rebellion in the reader: a suspicion that fanciers of Summer Hours are too eager to surrender an upmarket French domestic version of Disneyland, where the fantasy-memory of one's own youth is spiked by admiration or envy for this privileged clan. But Assayas, best known for the films (Irma Vep and Clean) he made with his once-wife Maggie Cheung, has more on his mind than duplicating House & Garden spread on screen. For at the center of the movie's first act he place the imposing Hélene...
...After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, a last-minute interference run by a state-owned Chinese bank, and a minor rebellion among Dresdner executives certain to get axed in the wake of a deal, Commerzbank overcame the odds and agreed to acquire Dresdner for $14.5 billion from its owner, insurance giant Allianz...
...Hanoi Hilton, McCain's family tradition of honor and his own instinct for rebellion meshed into an inspiring example for his fellow prisoners. He was the camp troublemaker, cursing out guards despite the constant threat of torture, defying rules barring communication to tell his comrades vulgar jokes. He refused several offers of freedom because the military code of conduct requires all prisoners to be freed in order of capture and he knew that an admiral's son accepting early release would be a propaganda victory for North Vietnam as well as a devastating blow to camp morale. The one time...
...nearly every issue except national security, is a lifelong liberal, including the issue of abortion. Some might walk out of the convention or turn their backs on Lieberman when he speaks. And while picking Lieberman might remind swing voters of McCain's reputation for independence and bipartisanship, a rebellion from within the GOP base could tank McCain's chances of winning. "The eruption would be huge," says one social conservative leader who is waiting nervously to see what McCain does. "The race is too close. There's no need to do something like that. McCain doesn't need to throw...
Nearby, queues formed outside a bank as Zimbabweans waited to withdraw remittances sent from abroad by relatives. When a 21-gun salute sounded in Mugabe's honor, people scattered, as though they expected reprisals. The mood of rebellion seemed to infect the ranks of Harare's political analysts too. Though few could hear him, Mugabe vowed in his speech to tackle corruption and provide food. Political analyst Fred Musayengana dismissed the address as lacking substance. "There is really nothing to talk about in the President's speech," he says. "It is hollow. It does not address fundamental issues like employment...