The sequester has already issued a serious blow to vital programs like funding for domestic violence shelters, long-term unemployment, Head Start, Meals on Wheels and health care for cancer patients. And now, the automatic spending cuts are threatening Lockheed Martin's billion dollar defense contracts.

I know, it is almost too much to bear.

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As Politico reports, Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson is currently facing the uncertainty that many Americans are up against; basic questions like how, in the wake of budget slashing, to put $825 million worth of dinner on the table: