Based on the information present in the given passage, you need to write a correct answer to the given question. A correct answer is one that correctly and completely answers the question. Do not write answers that address the question partially or incorrectly. The correct answer must be contained in the given paragraph.

Q: Paragraph- Sent 1: As Philip marched south, his opponents blocked him near Chaeronea, Boeotia.
Sent 2: During the ensuing Battle of Chaeronea, Philip commanded the right wing and Alexander the left, accompanied by a group of Philip's trusted generals.
Sent 3: According to the ancient sources, the two sides fought bitterly for some time.
Sent 4: Philip deliberately commanded his troops to retreat, counting on the untested Athenian hoplites to follow, thus breaking their line.
Sent 5: Alexander was the first to break the Theban lines, followed by Philip's generals.
Sent 6: Having damaged the enemy's cohesion, Philip ordered his troops to press forward and quickly routed them.
Sent 7: With the Athenians lost, the Thebans were surrounded.
Sent 8: Left to fight alone, they were defeated.
Sent 9: After the victory at Chaeronea, Philip and Alexander marched unopposed into the Peloponnese, welcomed by all cities; however, when they reached Sparta, they were refused, but did not resort to war.
Sent 10: At Corinth, Philip established a "Hellenic Alliance" (modeled on the old anti-Persian alliance of the Greco-Persian Wars), which included most Greek city-states except Sparta.
Sent 11: Philip was then named Hegemon (often translated as "Supreme Commander") of this league (known by modern scholars as the League of Corinth), and announced his plans to attack the Persian Empire.
Question: Why was Sparta not part of the "Hellenic Alliance"?.

A: It did not welcome Philip.
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Q: Paragraph- Sent 1: While this process moved along, diplomacy continued its rounds.
Sent 2: Direct pressure on the Taliban had proved unsuccessful.
Sent 3: As one NSC staff note put it, "Under the Taliban, Afghanistan is not so much a state sponsor of terrorism as it is a state sponsored by terrorists."Sent 4: In early 2000, the United States began a high-level effort to persuade Pakistan to use its influence over the Taliban.
Sent 5: In January 2000, Assistant Secretary of State Karl Inderfurth and the State Department's counterterrorism coordinator, Michael Sheehan, met with General Musharraf in Islamabad, dangling before him the possibility of a presidential visit in March as a reward for Pakistani cooperation.
Sent 6: Such a visit was coveted by Musharraf, partly as a sign of his government's legitimacy.
Sent 7: He told the two envoys that he would meet with Mullah Omar and press him on Bin Laden.
Sent 8: They left, however, reporting to Washington that Pakistan was unlikely in fact to do anything," given what it sees as the benefits of Taliban control of Afghanistan."Sent 9: President Clinton was scheduled to travel to India.
Sent 10: The State Department felt that he should not visit India without also visiting Pakistan.
Sent 11: The Secret Service and the CIA, however, warned in the strongest terms that visiting Pakistan would risk the President's life.
Sent 12: Counterterrorism officials also argued that Pakistan had not done enough to merit a presidential visit.
Sent 13: But President Clinton insisted on including Pakistan in the itinerary for his trip to South Asia.
Sent 14: His one-day stopover on March 25, 2000, was the first time a U.S. president had been there since 1969.
Sent 15: At his meeting with Musharraf and others, President Clinton concentrated on tensions between Pakistan and India and the dangers of nuclear proliferation, but also discussed Bin Laden.
Sent 16: President Clinton told us that when he pulled Musharraf aside for a brief, one-on-one meeting, he pleaded with the general for help regarding Bin Laden."Sent 17: I offered him the moon when I went to see him, in terms of better relations with the United States, if he'd help us get Bin Laden and deal with another issue or two."Sent 18: The U.S. effort continued.
Question: Who did The State Department feel should visit both India and Pakistan?.

A: The president.
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Q: Paragraph- Sent 1: Temperate climates have moderate temperatures.
Sent 2: These climates vary in how much rain they get and when the rain falls.
Sent 3: You can see different types of temperate climates in Figure 2.40.
Sent 4: Mediterranean climates are found on the western coasts of continents.
Sent 5: The coast of California has a Mediterranean climate.
Sent 6: Temperatures are mild and rainfall is moderate.
Sent 7: Most of the rain falls in the winter, and summers are dry.
Sent 8: To make it through the dry summers, short woody plants are common.
Sent 9: Marine west coast climates are also found on the western coasts of continents.
Sent 10: The coast of Washington State has this type of climate.
Sent 11: Temperatures are mild and theres plenty of rainfall all year round.
Sent 12: Dense fir forests grow in this climate.
Sent 13: Humid subtropical climates are found on the eastern sides of continents.
Sent 14: The southeastern U.S. has this type of climate.
Sent 15: Summers are hot and humid, but winters are chilly.
Sent 16: There is moderate rainfall throughout the year.
Sent 17: Pine and oak forests grow in this climate.
Question: What are characteristics of a Mediterranean Climate:?.

A:
Most of the rain falls in the winter, and summers are dry.
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