State

Is, are, and am are some of the state of being verbs. In this usage of the word state, it states, or tells that something is. There are a few other usages of the word state, depending upon the context in which it is used.


State can mean the condition something is in. When a policeman pulls someone over on suspicion of drunk driving, he wants to find out the person's state of mind. There needs to be a determination whether the person is behaving in an altered state of mind that may be cause for bringing harm to others.


State can also mean a marked and recorded territory, as in a specific location within our nation. A state background check is a searching of records for criminal activity and other notable files on a person's history within the state.


Bloggers speaking about the state subject can be found at sites like blogs.state.gov and freestateblogs.

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• Bobo in no hurry … but why?

  
  The Junkyard Blawg — Authority: 521
  Quit messing around, Mike. (Georgia Sports Communications) I’m puzzled by the way offensive coordinator Mike Bobo flirts with using the no-huddle offense. Over the past couple of seasons, whenever Bobo has gone hurry-up, the Dogs usually have moved the ball well. And then just as his offense is clicking in the ...
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• Cook County Board President Forum, Nov. 15 Republicans Excluded

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 478
  -By Warner Todd Huston The Better Government Association of Chicago is hosting a debate between candidates for Cook County Board President. Naturally, the extremely left-leaning Andy Shaw and his merry little group of faux concerned citizens are excluding the Republican candidates in their forum. Perhaps you might ...
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• Nation’s top back Marcus Lattimore to visit Georgia

  
  AJC College Sports Recruiting — Authority: 592
  Georgia got the fifth and final official visit from Marcus Lattimore, the No. 1 running back prospect in the country, according to Scout.com . Lattimore told Scout’s Chad Simmons that he definitely intends to make an official visit to Athens on Jan. 29 (subscription required), the last weekend before national ...
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• Medvedev offers blunt appraisal of state of Russia

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 963
  MOSCOW -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on his country Thursday to shed its "humiliating" dependence on exports of oil and other raw materials and to adopt a more pragmatic foreign policy aimed at attracting investment and promoting growth.
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• Stimulus drop is trouble for Iowa’s most vulnerable

  
  Des Moines Register Staff Blogs Iowa Politics Insider — Authority: 147
  A projected $184 million drop in federal stimulus cash for Iowa’s Medicaid program next year spells trouble to Iowa’s most vulnerable residents, economists warned today. Medicaid is a state and federal program that provides health care to nearly 411,000 Iowans. The majority of participants – 54 percent – are ...
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• William J. Kelly: Another Palin Endorsement Request… From Todd Palin

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 478
  -By Warner Todd Huston The Chicago Sun-Times’ Michael Sneed is reporting that another Chicago area candidate is seeking a Palin endorsement. But this time it isn’t Sarah’s endorsement being sought but her hubby Todd’s. … William J. Kelly is seeking the endorsement of — Todd Palin, husband of Alaskan ...
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• The Albany gay marriage back room

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 453
  Gay City News reports that a high-stakes meeting that included the governor, senior Democratic lawmakers and top gay advocates offered “the best sign yet that marriage equality may become a reality by New Year’s Day.” Says Gay City News : Shortly after 8 p.m., Paterson, four senior Senate Democrats — ...
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• The Putback Amendment, Putting Voters Back in Charge

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 478
  Momentum is building across the State of Illinois for the Putback Amendment . We have volunteers in every corner of the state gathering signatures and just completed a big week of events all across the state. Together we CAN bring reform to Illinois. We all know Springfield will give us more of the same, together we ...
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• The Honorable Richard Church, WI Delegate to OUR New Continental Congress

  
  The Liberty Tree Lantern — Authority: 427
  The following was submitted to The Liberty Tree Lantern by Mr. Richard Church, Wisconsin Delegate to OUR New Continental Congress that convened for the first time yesterday November 11, 2009: I will try to post an update from the Continental Congress 2009 each evening. The first day’s post is there now. I will ...
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• Tea Party Takes On Political Corruption and Big Labor In California

  
  Big Government — Authority: 805
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• #8: State of Emergency

  
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  Health Choices — Authority: 146
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• Kaine declares state of emergency in Va.

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 963
  Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) declared a state of emergency Wednesday evening authorizing state and local agencies to take necessary precautions against coastal flooding, as the state is walloped simultaneously by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida and a coastal Noreaster.
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• Complaint Management

  
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• Join Us: Inaugural Organizers Forum - Working Cross Disability

  
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• National Adoption Month: Making Adoptions Affordable

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 453
  “Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Family” is a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month . This post in the series comes from Alison Delpercio, HRC Family & Workplace Projects coordinator. Have you ever considered adoption? Do you know someone who has adopted? Then you ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  Real Estate Pick — Authority: 162
  30-year fixed-rate mortgage: Averaged 5.14 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending August 27, 2009, up from last week when it averaged 5.12 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.40 percent. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage: Averaged 4.58 percent with an average 0.7 point, up from ...
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