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...product of Arafat's 35 years at the helm of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), or his half-century in charge of the secular-nationalist Fatah movement he founded in 1956, and which remains the single largest party in Palestinian politics. It derives from the fact that Arafat's ascent in the national movement epitomized a Palestinian declaration of independence. Before Arafat and his comrades took charge of the PLO in 1968, the very term "Palestinian" hardly existed in the international lexicon. The fate of the Arab residents of what had once been British-mandate Palestine was viewed...
Were NBC's woes to go on for an extended period, they could slow the continuing, rapid ascent of Zucker, who in his three- plus years of running NBC's entertainment programming failed to develop any real comedy or drama breakout hits. Since May he has overseen all NBC Universal's vast TV properties, including news channels CNBC and MSNBC; thriving cable networks like Bravo, USA and Sci-Fi; upstart Spanish-language network Telemundo; and the Universal TV studios. Along with his business-side colleague Randy Falco, Zucker is considered a favorite to succeed NBC Universal CEO Bob Wright...
...MEANS OF ASCENT...
...bummed right now. OK, so maybe the setlist wasn’t perfect. Will’s drowning his sorrows in bongwater because he was sure they’d jam ‘Fluffhead’ into ‘Colonel Forbin’s Ascent.’ Sally’s upset because she felt that when Trey was shredding on ‘Chalkdust,’ it never really climaxed. But hey, we couldn’t expect a perfect show...
...week, “Christmas Time” is over and Joe will move on to another location within the district. If he continues his swift ascent up the sales hierarchy, other career opportunities may come his way. However, Joe plans to remain loyal to his employer, no matter how sweet the temptation. “I see myself staying with Radio Shack part-time, even if I move into a different field. I love it. I love relating directly to the customer. The combination of tech support, retail sales, and customer service all at once?...