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- America's main streets and malls now boast the same Pizza Huts and Taco Bells, Gaps and Banana Republics, Starbucks and JiffyLubes, Foot Lockers, Snip N' Clips, Sunglass Huts, and Hobby-town USAs.†
p. 5.4republics = governmental systems in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws
- You're talking about the American way of survival of the fittest:' While Disney backed right-wing groups and produced campaign ads for the Republican Party, Kroc remained aloof from electoral politics — with one notable exception.
p. 37.5
- In 1972, Kroc gave $250,000 to President Nixon's reelection campaign, breaking the gift into smaller donations, funneling the money through various state and local Republican committees.
p. 37.6
- The region is now more staunchly Republican than the American South.
p. 64.3
- For years, one of OSHA's most severe critics in Congress has been Jay Dickey, an Arkansas Republican who once owned two Taco Bells.
p. 85.5 *
- Norman Brinker a legend in the industry, the founder of Bennigan's and Steak and Ale, the current owner of Chili's, a major donor to the Republican Party spoke to the conference in language that was simple, direct, and free of platitudes.
p. 88.7
- In November of 1999, Congressman Howard Coble, a conservative Republican from North Carolina, introduced legislation that would make franchisors obey the same fundamental business principles as other American companies.
p. 101.2
- The IFA has hired Allen Coffey, Jr., the former general counsel of the House Judiciary Committee, and Andy Ireland, a former Republican congressman who was the ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, to help thwart greater federal regulation of franchising.
p. 101.6
- Bert Moulton, a longtime PGI staff member, is a big man with a crew cut who looks like a Goldwater Republican but sounds like an old-fashioned populist.
p. 118.7
- He had become a pro-business Republican.
p. 158.1
- The Colorado bill, promoted as "workers' comp reform," was first introduced in the legislature by Tom Norton, the president of the Colorado State Senate and a conservative Republican.
p. 184.7
- The Republican majority in Congress that rose to power that year not only impeded the adoption of ergonomics standards but also raised questions about the future of OSHA.
p. 185.8
- Congressman Cass Ballenger, a Republican from North Carolina, introduced legislation that would require OSHA to spend at least half of its budget on "consultation" with businesses, instead of enforcement.
p. 185.9
- Congressman Joel Hefley, a Colorado Republican whose district includes Colorado Springs, has introduced a bill that makes Ballenger's seem moderate.
p. 186.2
- The unusual power of the large meatpacking firms has been sustained by their close ties and sizable donations to Republican members of Congress.
p. 197.1
- THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS to implement a tough, science-based food inspection system received an enormous setback when the Republican Party gained control of Congress in November of 1994.
p. 210.4
- Both the meatpacking industry and the fast food industry have been major financial supporters of the Republican Party's right wing.
p. 210.5
- Between 1987 and 1996, Phil Gramm, a Republican from Texas, received more money from the meatpacking industry than any other U.S. senator.
p. 210.9
- The USDA plan, however, had been significantly watered down during negotiations with the meatpacking industry and Republican members of Congress.
p. 215.3
- Mayor Makepeace had helped persuade the voters of Colorado Springs, perhaps the nation's most Republican city, to vote for a tax increase.
p. 259.2
- More than a century ago, during the congressional debate on the Sherman Antitrust Act, Henry M. Teller, a Republican senator from Colorado, dismissed the argument that lower consumer prices justified the ruthless exercise of monopoly power.
p. 266.7
- Plauen became part of the communist German Democratic Republic ( GDR), but just barely.†
p. 227.6
Definitions:
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(republic as in: the country is a republic) of a system of government in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws; or someone in favor of such a form of government
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(meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus) As a proper noun, the word form Republican is commonly used to describe one of the major U.S. political parties. It is and has been used by many other organizations such as The Irish Republican Army.