Answer:

STATE

Answer	Crossword Clue
STATE	Mississippi, for one
STATE	Part of LSU
STATE	Secretary Powell's Department

STATE	Washington, but not Jefferson
STATE	Cabinet post
STATE	Condition
STATE	Declare
STATE	Speak one's mind
STATE	Union member
STATE	Washington, for one
STATE	Washington, e.g.

STATE	Ohio ..
STATE	Put into words
STATE	Governor's domain
STATE	Kerry's department
STATE	MBTA Blue Line stop
STATE	One of a set of 50
STATE	Street near Faneuil Hall
STATE	Solid or liquid, e.g.

STATE	Present
STATE	One of America's 50
STATE	Express
STATE	Hawaii or Alaska
STATE	Ohio or Iowa
STATE	Michigan or Minnesota
STATE	Utter
STATE	Country place?

STATE	Cabinet department
STATE	Condoleezza's department
STATE	New South Wales, for one
STATE	Rice's department
STATE	Condi's cabinet post
STATE	Say
STATE	Clinton's department
STATE	Virginia, for one

STATE	Country division
STATE	Present, as one's case
STATE	Put forward
STATE	Country
STATE	Hillary's department