After searching or looking through your deck, always reshuffle unless otherwise instructed by a card. All necessary requirements for the initiator and the target are still fulfilled. The action being sustained increases an ability of a character or fleet. Also, there is no end of turn gap in the effect. The tensions of unplayed races are recorded but may not be altered.
Neutralized cards do zero damage, regardless of the number of strife marks they have.
General Hague IS a General, and the Drazi Sunhawk IS a Drazi, the Disaffected Narn is NOT a Narn, Major Krantz is NOT a Major Agenda, and the Fleet Support Base is NOT a Fleet. You can't use Homeworld Fleet, etc. in Commerce Raiding, WANI conflicts, etc. Please note that the influence bonus from Commerce Raiding goes to the player who sponsored it, even though he does not control it, and that he loses that influence if something happens to Commerce Raiding.