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The strategy has sent the currency, the rial, into a tailspin and pushed inflation higher. But the risks are high, including threats of military retaliation.
Locals get testy as out-of-towners known as "primary peepers" crowd meetings in hopes of meeting potential future presidents.
Rather than moving steadily away from the wellhead, oil-laced water often circled back, returning hydrocarbon-consuming bacteria to the plume repeatedly, authors say.
The governor says a sales and income tax hike could bring in $6.9 billion a year. The Legislative Analyst's Office says it's likely to generate just $4.8 billion in 2012-13.

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