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That focus involved raising interest rates in the early '90s which, in tandem with the economic tensions caused by the Persian Gulf War, sent the nation into a recession which some say cost President George Bush the 1992 election...
...contrast is even more striking in Africa, Diamond said. In the fertile crescent, in the area of the Persian Gulf, cultivation was always easy and fruitful. In the warmer climates in the rest of Africa, suchagriculture was impossible, thus preventing thespread of culture and people since those who weresuccessful in agriculture stayed put for the mostpart...
...contrast is even more striking in Africa, Diamond said. In the fertile crescent, in the area of the Persian Gulf, cultivation was always easy and fruitful. In the warmer climates in the rest of Africa, such agriculture was impossible, thus preventing the spread of culture and people since those who were successful in agriculture stayed put for the most part...
...city council--composed of two Green Party members, a Libertarian and two Democrats--approved Brown's ID system. That's to be expected, perhaps, in a town that has declared itself a "Nuclear Weapons Free Zone"; that in 1991 passed a resolution--albeit quickly rescinded--offering sanctuary to Persian Gulf War resisters; and where students from Humboldt State University hold an annual Hempfest, promoting a nonpsychoactive form of cannabis for use in clothing, paper and food...
BASED ON THE WRITINGS OF: Rumi, a 13th century Persian scholar...