John D. Rockefeller

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Noun1.John D. Rockefeller - United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937)John D. Rockefeller - United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937)
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It would do this by amending the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the law used more than a century ago to break up the oil empire of John Rockefeller. Even if the Justice Department were never to act on its power to sue, the mere existence of this option might be enough to force the cartel to change its behaviour.
Bartlett said John Rockefeller is the most famous oil-baron-turned-philanthropist, whose Rockefeller Foundation has promoted the well-being of humanity since 1919.
The law was used more than a century ago to break up the oil empire of John Rockefeller. The threat is definitely there.
John Rockefeller III founded ACC after World War II 'to bring Asia and America together' by bridging the cultural gap between Asia and the West.
The Asia Society, founded in 1956 by John Rockefeller III, is a nonpartisan and nonprofit educational organization that aims at fostering understanding and partnerships between Asian and American people and institutions.
Even so, Senator John Rockefeller, chairman of the committee, said the recent security breaches underscore the need to continually reevaluate and improve the agency's security measures.
In Washington, Senator John Rockefeller called for a national study of the impact of violent videogames on children and a review of the rating system.
Due to restrictions on flights into Reagan National it was not possible until now, and it wouldn't have happened at all without the bipartisan support for aviation expressed by US Senators John Rockefeller, from West Virginia, and Kay Bailey Hutchison, from Texas; and US Representatives John Mica, from Florida, and Nick Rahall, of West Virginia.'
The legislation, introduced by Democratic Senator John Rockefeller and Republican Senator Olympia Snowe in April (2010) in the US Senate, gives the president the ability to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" and shut down or limit Internet traffic in any "critical" information network "in the interest of national security."
John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), according to the foundation.