{"id":4787,"date":"2009-08-06T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2009\/08\/napolitano-to-speak-at-2009-domenici-conference\/"},"modified":"2009-08-06T10:50:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T16:50:00","slug":"napolitano-to-speak-at-2009-domenici-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2009\/08\/napolitano-to-speak-at-2009-domenici-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Napolitano to speak at 2009 Domenici conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/SnsKQHhksfI\/AAAAAAAAMCM\/JkvFV-n5Vvo\/s1600-h\/Napolitano,+Janet.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 160px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/SnsKQHhksfI\/AAAAAAAAMCM\/JkvFV-n5Vvo\/s200\/Napolitano,+Janet.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366894652956127730\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">U.S. Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janet_Napolitano\" target=\"_blank\">Janet Napolitano<\/a> is one of a number of high-profile speakers who New Mexico State University has lined up for the <a href=\"http:\/\/domenici.nmsu.edu\/2009-domenici-public-pol.html\" target=\"_blank\">2009 Domenici Public Policy Conference<\/a> it\u2019s holding next month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Other speakers <a href=\"http:\/\/newscenter.nmsu.edu\/?page=article&amp;action=show&amp;id=4673\" target=\"_blank\">announced Wednesday<\/a> by the university include Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman Gen. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Cartwright\" target=\"_blank\">James Cartwright<\/a>, former U.S. Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heather_Wilson\" target=\"_blank\">Heather Wilson<\/a>, Nuclear Energy Institute Senior Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nei.org\/aboutnei\/governanceandleadership\/alexflint\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Flint<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgpf.org\/about\/leadership\/dmw\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Walker<\/a>, former head of the Government Accountability Office and the subject of the documentary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iousathemovie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cI.O.U.S.A.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Former U.S. Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pete_Domenici\" target=\"_blank\">Pete Domenici<\/a> will also be speaking at the conference, which will be held Sept. 16 and 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">This is the second year of the conference. Named for New Mexico\u2019s longest-serving senator, who retired last year, NMSU\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/domenici.nmsu.edu\/institute.html\" target=\"_blank\">Domenici Institute<\/a> aims to bring together what a news release called \u201csome of the best minds in the country\u201d to focus on significant national issues. This year\u2019s topics will include the U.S. economy and national debt, homeland security and the U.S.\/Mexico border, national security, and nuclear energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor this conference, we are specifically targeting issues with a real impact on people across the country,\u201d Garrey Carruthers, an NMSU vice president and director of the Domenici Institute, said in the release.<\/p>\n<p>Napolitano will headline the session on homeland security and the U.S.\/Mexico border the first evening. The following day, Mexico\u2019s perspective on the issue will be covered.<\/p>\n<p>Cartwright and Wilson will speak during the session on national security. Wilson is a former member of the National Security Council.<\/p>\n<p>Walker will speak about the U.S. economy and the national debt. Flint will speak about nuclear energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Conference registration costs $25 for most people but is free for students. You can register by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.nmsu.edu\/%7Ejdryden\/domenici\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">For more information, call the Domenici Institute at (575) 646-2066.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is one of a number of high-profile speakers who New Mexico State University has lined up for the 2009 Domenici Public Policy Conference it\u2019s holding next month. Other speakers announced Wednesday by the university include Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman Gen. James Cartwright, former U.S. Rep. 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