The US State Department has demanded that Hezbollah withdraw its fighters from Syria immediately.
Once signed into law, Maryland will become the 18th US state to abolish executions.
The gifts were reported in an annual filing by the US state department's protocol office.
Nevada has become the first US state to allow residents to play poker online for money.
The US State Department says the Syrian government cut communications in a sign of its desperation.
From 2003 to 2004 Patterson served as Deputy Inspector General of the US State Department.
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According to US State Department estimates, Brazil is the world's second largest cocaine market.
There are now thought to be about 270 wolves outside Yellowstone in the western US state.
The US state department said it was working with Mexican authorities to investigate the incident.
The US State Department also issued a statement on Monday criticising the Israeli move.
This year's summit took place at Camp David in the US state of Maryland.
Former US State Department spokesman James Rubin recognises this impact but says there is another side to Amnesty, too.
But overall it cannot be what the Foreign Office and the US State Department were hoping for.
The CIA declined to comment on the New York Times report, as did the US state department.
The US state department said it was not "in a position to confirm his actions or whereabouts".
The US state department said such "extreme rhetoric" was not unusual, but said the US was well protected.
Fracking is currently prohibited in France and Bulgaria, while US state Vermont has also approved an outright ban.
In the history of the union, only one US state has ever defaulted on its debt (Arkansas 1934).
Yanira Maldonado, 42, left the jail near Nogales, Mexico and crossed into the US state of Arizona on Thursday.
Bristow said an element of the night vision kit had required an export agreement with the US State Department.
These days, the US State Department lists Gulbuddin Hekmatyar as an international terrorist.
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The US state department has said a planned visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt is unhelpful.
Last week, David Satterfield, a US State Department envoy, got a cool reception from Israeli officials for the roadmap.
The US State Department has also refused to comment on the reported attacks.
And originally, I think the US State Department was coming in as a quick fix in trying to do it.
An avalanche in the US state of Colorado has killed five back-country snowboarders with a sixth surviving, according to officials.
Games developer Zynga has taken the first step to apply for a gambling licence from the US state of Nevada.
The US state of South Dakota has enacted a law allowing school districts to arm teachers and other school staff.
Califonia's credit rating has been downgraded to the lowest of any US state, making it almost impossible to borrow money.
Meanwhile, the US State Department said that efforts were continuing to put together a "friends of Syria" group of countries.
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