Word: abdul
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Saddam's first venture into subversive politics came in 1956 when, as a new member of the Baath Party, he participated in an abortive coup against King Faisal II. The task was completed two years later by military strongman Abdul Karim Kassem. When the Baathists fared no better under the new regime, Saddam was tapped by the party in 1959 to assassinate Kassem. That attempt also failed, but Saddam emerged a hero as stories circulated of how he had a companion dig a bullet from his leg with a penknife, then to Syria disguised as a Bedouin...
There's also Paula Abdul, 27, the former Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader who became a choreographer, then singer and finally a superstar. Abdul's celebrity ascent has been so persistent (her album Forever Your Girl was in the Top Ten for 64 weeks and spawned five hit singles) and so dizzying that it hasn't left her time to make a follow-up record. Her newly released Shut Up and Dance is an album of Forever remixes slicked up at the sound board. The idea is to tide fans over until she finishes choreographing Oliver Stone's film biography...
...owes a stepsisterly debt to Madonna. They are singers who have molded a slick look, cool moves and a crafty urban sound into a commanding cultural presence. One crucial difference is that Madonna now dwells in the realms of rarefied pop; she is a totem of high fashion. Jackson, Abdul, Watley and Estefan have a more vigorous immediacy. They seem, whatever their success, cozier with the kids, closer to the street corner...
With slick looks, cool moves and a crafty urban sound, singers Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Jody Watley and Gloria Estefan have danced to the top of the charts...
Saks' renown stands in sharp contrast to the relative obscurity of its new owner. Investcorp was started in 1982 by Nemir Kirdar, a U.S.-educated Iraqi who had worked for Chase Manhattan Bank, and Abdul-Rahman Salim Al-Ateeqi, a former Kuwaiti Finance Minister. The company's 12,000 shareholders, none of whom own more than a 0.5% stake, constitute a Who's Who of Middle Eastern tycoons and royalty. The firm's philosophy is to make large, friendly investments, which, so far, have been concentrated in the U.S. and Europe...