While slavery spread through the South, American Quakers — banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony — preached abolition and pacifism in Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. ..…

Iran is positioned to attack and upset global oil trade — in Gulf of Oman, and in Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Aden and Bab el-Mandeb, two of the three sides of Arabian Peninsula.. ... Add to that Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, and Iran could, at least..…

From Scientology to the operations of Swiss bank via the management of Guantanamo Bay, WikiLeaks's releases made waves. ..…

Islamic Republic has warned in the past that it could block off Strait of Hormuz, the passage from Persian Gulf to the ocean, if it's not allowed to sell its oil to the world. ..…

Toledo has close ties to the Bay Area. He came to the University of San Francisco on a partial soccer scholarship in the 1960s, studying economics and going on to earn a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Over the past 25 years, he’s spent “at least half” of his time living in the Bay..…

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians . . . . Listen . Listening... . . . . . . / . . ..…

ACLU on the Bay . Meanwhile, in 1934, Austin Lewis successfully mustered the Northern California affiliate on a more permanent basis. ..…

In truth, the dismissal was a prime example of the gulf in class between the two sides. ..…

The many people Teague has influenced and befriended in politics, law, government, education, and philanthropy are surely glad that he followed Jones, and not some manatee, however deserving, to Gulf coast estuary.. ..…

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Betty Rose Allen called the property manager Bay Properties to complain. ... Filed under: Bay Area / California . . . . ..…

Shortly thereafter, First Gulf War deepened the recession, so IMF delayed the signature of the agreement due to the political strain it placed on Jordan's government. ..…

TEHRAN - delegation from UAE arrived Tehran on Tuesday to resume coast guard meetings between Iran and Arab country after 6-year hiatus, in bid to increase joint efforts on enhancing in Persian Gulf region... ..…

And the United Kingdom wants a European force to protect shipping out of the Persian Gulf. . ... Britain Proposes EU Maritime Force to Safeguard Shipping From the Persian Gulf . ..…

Shortly thereafter, First Gulf War deepened the recession, so IMF delayed the signature of the agreement due to the political strain it placed on Jordan's government. ..…

But on June, Iran downed US drone that had come close to its territory or violated its airspace, and almost nobody asked if the US military in Persian Gulf was justified.. ..…