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...keeping in constant--albeit virtual--contact with its restaurants, Popeyes achieved what all international companies hope for. First, export the essence of a solid U.S. business model (cheap fast food!). Then, adapt it to the local culture (top it off with marshmallows!). And finally, watch the new revenue--and savings on travel and relocation expenses--flow right to the bottom line...
...diplomatic alter ego, Brent Scowcroft, was in regular communication with Rice, his former protégé. Scowcroft worked quietly behind the scenes to tone down the initial response. Bush Sr., who spent part of last week in Europe but could have been in secure contact with the White House through embassy phone hookups, has always thought of himself as an old China hand. As president, Bush often told his aides, "I know the Chinese" - and then rang up Beijing for a friendly chat. The habit drove advisers like Scowcroft crazy, not only because they couldn't keep track...
Instead, Bush personally has had relatively little direct contact with lawmakers on the issue since inviting key players to the White House in the opening days of his administration (and bestowing nicknames upon them). He has left it to part-time adviser Sandy Kress to steer his program through Congress, where, Kress says, "We have been, are and would like to remain in the middle...
...Ground beef can be particularly problematic in terms of illnesses," says Donnelly, "because it comes in contact with lots of machinery during the grinding process. So it's much more likely to be contaminated internally than, say, a steak, which is only exposed externally to bacteria...
...There is...a certain irony in students having misgivings about being recognized in class, given what one hears about complaints about lack of student-faculty contact and the supposed anonymity of Harvard classes,” he wrote in an e-mail...