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...internships for students. “They become a part of our organization and participate in other activities,” she says. Media goliaths ABC, Disney, Dreamworks, HBO Films, and Miramax Films have all offered internships through Harvardwood, and activities range from film screenings to industry panels and speaker series. “It’s not so much about getting jobs right away but creating connections over time,” she adds. Harvardwood 101 selects twenty-four students to bring to Los Angeles over intersession, introducing them to members of the Harvardwood network. According to Riverton...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Breaking Away | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...issue of retroactive immunity for the telecoms. The Democrats have offered two compromises: a court review of the issue to see if retroactive immunity is warranted, and a transfer of liability for past lawbreaking from the telecoms to the government. The Senate rejected both, and 21 House Democrats urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi to do the same, but she and other Democratic leaders are unwilling to back down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Odds Again on Wiretapping | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...years ago by then governor George W. Bush. It hasn't been built yet, but it may still become a reality, thanks to lobbying from the nearby city of Midland--which would become a distribution and warehousing huband the support of Midland's state representative, who happens to be speaker of the Texas House. If approved and constructed, the route would significantly increase the number of long-haul trucks bringing goods from Mexico through Marfa. In 2006, the average number of trucks crossing the U.S. border at Presidio and being driven the 60 miles (about 100 km) north to Marfa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Marfa | 2/14/2008 | See Source »

NANCY PELOSI The Speaker of the House wields power and has influence over party leaders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Insider | 2/14/2008 | See Source »

...violence, but the court case would have had little effect given that the former army commander was still on the run. "Even after the elections, we felt like we were waiting for something bad to happen," says Marcelino Magno, chief of staff for Fernando de Araujo, East Timor's speaker of parliament. "There was a lot of tension building...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East Timor's President Shot by Rebels | 2/11/2008 | See Source »

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