Word: cafeteria
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...Perot used to run the company like it was his own private militia." But Perot also fostered a spirit of no-frills egalitarianism that inspired high standards and fierce loyalty from his workers. Executive parking spaces and other perks were banned; Perot and the managers ate in the EDS cafeteria. Perot has described the EDS operation as a place where "people are treated as full partners." But he has also said, "I'm used to being able to say something once, in a whisper, and have committed guys around this country go make it happen...
...started with an argument in a university cafeteria between Shi'ite and Sunni students, and ended in a violent riot that engulfed several Muslim districts of Beirut, leaving four people dead and the city locked down under a nighttime curfew. Lebanon's bickering political bosses have released the genie of sectarian rage, and it is by no means certain that it can be coaxed back into the bottle...
NANCY PELOSI, Speaker of the House, after banning the age-old practice of smoking in the Capitol lobby. Smoking is, however, still allowed in Representatives' private offices and other places on Capitol Hill, including a cafeteria in the Senate building...
...Senate side of the Capitol building, the ladies in the basement cafeteria had posted up a color printout with pictures of the new Senators so everyone would recognize them if they stopped in for coffee. Upstairs in the halls off the Senate floor, the eager new members - there are nine of them in the Senate, all Democrats - hugged each other, their senior colleagues, family, staff and the occasional bemused passerby...
...really, really nice,” Carroll said. “It looks very much like a store rather than a cafeteria...