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...Yahoo! after 30 years in Hollywood, is determined to change that. In November he hired Lloyd Braun, the former chairman of ABC Entertainment who greenlighted shows like Desperate Housewives and Lost and earlier helped develop The Sopranos for HBO, to head up a new media division in L.A. and spearhead the company's venture into Tinseltown. Next month the Silicon Valley--based Yahoo! will open its media headquarters in Santa Monica, a mere limo commute from Hollywood's major studios...
...elsewhere, and then methodically retake it street by street. Although formal political control of the operation is in the hands of the Allawi government - the interim prime minister gave the attack order Monday - the Iraqi forces deployed there are very much in a support role to the Marine spearhead. Indeed, the battle is also considered a major test of the Iraqi forces' ability to stand and fight against the insurgents, and while the work of an Iraqi commando unit in seizing Fallujah's hospital may offer grounds for optimism, that could also be offset by the reported desertion of hundreds...
...Noelle Bassi—who sat out last season’s slate after transferring from Tennessee—placed sixth in the 200-meter butterfly, the best performance in Harvard women’s history, while incoming freshman Jackie Pangilinan took 17th in the 200-meter breaststroke to spearhead the Crimson effort...
Nick G. Jameson ’06, co-chair of the Lather, decided to spearhead organizational efforts for this year’s party after being turned away from the short-lived bash last spring. Many of those who could not get into the party last year had already bought a ticket when they were rejected...
More than generating offense when Harvard needed it most and helping Banfield spearhead the defense in Ruggiero’s absence, Chu filling in every step of the way when and where she was needed reflected the entire team’s selfless play in the final period...