Her dedication to service won her the respect of those not always well-disposed to Kingitanga, non-Tainui iwi and Pakeha alike.

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On a day when we are announcing his successor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and as he looks forward to a well-deserved retirement later this year, Admiral Mullen, on behalf of all Americans, we want to say thank you for your four decades of service to this great country. (Applause.) We want to thank Deborah Mullen as well for her extraordinary service.

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But I also want to recognize Justice Yvette McGee Brown for her service, and she's here today as well. (Applause.) And of course, we have a surprise guest, one of our dear friends who has been working his tail off -- and we love him.

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Kelly said the lawmaker will resume her public service "stronger than ever" as soon as she's well enough.

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After the storm, my business partner, Elizabeth MacBride, posted a piece saying that she fared well using a My-Fi from Verizon when her Comcast service in Virginia went down.

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From 5-2 up in the first, Woodroffe dropped her service twice in a row, clearly hampered by the leg injury, but recovered well to go a set up with a flashing forehand volley.

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For certain, she'll press ahead with her well-publicized efforts to reduce childhood obesity and rally the country around its service members.

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Furthermore, her career in public service and as a law enforcement lawyer, serving the citizens of New York, is well within the mainstream.

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