41.   In addition, each boasts thousands of its own members, the state department says.

42.   In Washington, state department spokesman Richard Boucher faulted both sides.

43.   In Washington, yesterday U.S. state department officials have indicated that a compromise could be near.

44.   It also requires the state departments of Agriculture and Health and Environment to create plans for things such as odor control, dead animal disposal and waste disposal.

45.   It may also prohibit or modify many other experiments under the larger state department of health.

46.   It shocked Palestinians and drew criticism from the U.S. state department.

47.   It was developed by about a dozen lawyers from the Justice, Defense, and State departments, the National Security Council, and the White House.

48.   James Foley, a state department spokesman, was asked at a news conference Monday if there was any link between the two cases.

49.   Jackson also presented an electronic stadium scoreboard, which was funded by the Coca-Cola Co., according to a U.S. state department dispatch.

50.   Lande says she spent a year researching edible flowers, which included numerous calls to authorities at various state departments of agriculture.