One thing is already clear, though: By virtue of her home state and its unique role in America's energy, defense and power-projection and thanks to her own public sector service and that of her offspring in the U.S. Army, it is not only wrong but foolish to portray her as totally unprepared to contend with the epochal foreign and defense policy issues we are confronting.

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First the Court would hold that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional as a federal incursion on state power.

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The President made clear that beyond the immediate lifesaving and life sustaining activities, which remain the primary focus, he wanted his team to continue to focus on what they can do to support state, local, and private sector efforts to restore power and asked the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy to continue to work in support of FEMA towards this goal.

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Risks to our thesis include greater-than-expected state and local budget cuts, significant reductions in the Department of Defense spending, and a lack of nuclear power projects over the next decade.

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