"Going through security, I don't see it as any worse than years past, " said Tim Kitchen, a delegate from Wisconsin, who has attended nine previous conventions.

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While working his way up through the ranks of the Navy, Secretary Lehman held a variety of positions including: President of the Abington Corporation, delegate to the Mutual Balanced Force Reductions negotiations and Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

As the proverb says, a journey starts with a single step so begin with the pile closest to you and just set aside one hour at a time to go through each piece of paper and decide immediately whether you will recycle it, toss it, delegate it, file it or deal with it right away or later.

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