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Iran’s combative Parliament speaker, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, is emerging as an unlikely figure in Washington’s search for a deal to halt a widening Middle East war.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s Parliament speaker, is emerging as an unlikely figure in Washington’s search for a deal to halt the Middle East war.

From The Wall Street Journal

Larry Tesler, who died recently, was a key figure in a seminal PC demonstration given to Steve Jobs at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center.

From Los Angeles Times

Lindsay was a key figure in the show’s most fiery phase when it cast Matt James as the first Black Bachelor.

From Los Angeles Times

Add in that at Audi there was another senior figure, in chief executive officer Adam Baker, and many felt the leadership of Audi looked unwieldy.

From BBC