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Tonight's Rescue is brought to you by jlms qkw, HoosierDeb, dopper0189, shayera, and ItsJessMe, with vcmvo2 editing.

The diaries up for rescue tonight are:

• hepshiba explores myth-making as a purposeful tool and discusses who uses it to the best advantage in Terrorist Attacks on American Soil: Right Wing Rhetoric #2. (HoosierDeb)
• Roy Eidelson explains how shared outrage generates the feelings of solidarity that coalitions are made of: In Praise of Shared Outrage. (dopper0189)
• Families and religion can be...intense. DaNang65 pays tribute to his recently departed mother, in Amazing Grace. (ItsJessMe)
• CharlotteLucas writes a loving tribute to family in He Brought His Irish Heart To San Francisco. (vcmvo2)
• I T has some Surfliner Stories: when the train is delayed. (shayera)
• desmoinesdem shares a richly-linked analysis of the Republican side in IA-Gov: A closer look at the Rod Roberts campaign. (jlms qkw)
• Aris D sees inspiration and encouragement in a most unlikely place in A United Destiny, For Better or For Worse. (HoosierDeb)
• Inspector Dim delves into a personal ordeal to illustrate the need for health care reform now in 1,461 Straight Days With A Constant Headache. (HoosierDeb)
• rossl looks for radicalism in Where have you gone, Albert Einstein? (jlms qkw)
• IndieArmyWife shares the realities of being a military spouse in A Life Like No Other. (shayera)

jotter has High Impact Diaries: March 15, 2010.

brillig brings tonight's Top Comments - Do As I Say Edition.

Enjoy and please join us by suggesting your own favorite diaries from the past twenty-four hours in this Open Thread!

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March 17, 2010 Kill the competition: Nest disturbed ... China lobby ... Fed pledge Wednesday, March 17, 0730 GMT Top stories The Times: Outside experts said upfront charges to the new Nest fund could be expensive for some and shrink their savings in the early years. http://tinyurl.com/yzpkep4 Financ ...Submit this article to The Obama News

In the details of the financial reform legislation introduced this week are fundamental changes to the Federal Reserve that would shift power from the regional Fed banks around the country and concentrate it in Washington and New York.

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Congressional Democrats rushing to push President Obama's health-care initiative to final passage this week hit a new snag Tuesday, as the final piece of the package was held up by concerns that it would do too little to reduce the nation's budget deficit.


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Republicans assailed a proposed overhaul of student lending Tuesday as a "government takeover," a "job killer" and an "outrage," seeking to rally opposition to a Democratic measure that would cut private lenders out of the federal loan market.

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Key members of Congress are pushing legislation that would require the White House to collaborate with the private sector in any response to a crisis affecting the nation's critical computer networks.

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STRONGSVILLE, OHIO -- Retirees who voted Republican in the last presidential election, Carol and Paul Gerhardstein were unhappy about Democratic plans to overhaul the nation's health-care system. But they showed up at a rally this week to hear President Obama defend his proposals, and a funny thing happened.

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An obscure parliamentary maneuver favored by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suddenly ignited Tuesday as the latest tinder in the year-long partisan strife over reshaping the nation's health-care system, triggering debate over the strategy's legitimacy and political wisdom.

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In the face of bipartisan concern over U.S. criticism of Israeli policies, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday reiterated the administration's demand for a "full commitment" to peace talks from Israel but also ever so slightly bolstered her rhetorical support for the Jewish state.

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The Guardian
Don't blame it on Rahm
Indiana Statesman
Axelrod, a chief strategist in the Obama presidential campaign, created most of the Obama campaign's idealistic messages, including its famous slogans of ...
Obama takes the long view in times of crisisThe Associated Press
The Rahmifications of the Obama PresidencyHuffington Post (blog)

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Today's @IsCool Tweets of the Day. All in one place. 23:57 #IsCool @IsCool Tweets of the day: Today's @IsCool Tweets of the Day. All in one place. 00:02 A.I.G. May Cut a Bon... bit.ly/a1W5oo # 00:05 RT @nytimes: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts New Members nyti.ms/bQrLWk # 00:06 RT @benpolitico: H ...Submit this article to The Obama News

Whether it's a correctly called a movement, a backlash or political theater, state declarations of their rights -- or in some cases denunciations of federal authority, amounting to the same thing -- are on a roll.

Gov. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, a Republican, signed a bill into law on Friday declaring that the federal regulation of firearms is invalid if a weapon is made and used in South Dakota.

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Earlier today, General David Petraeus testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee and said that:

... “the time has come” to consider repealing the ban on open gay military service, caveating it by saying that a thorough and “thoughtful” study of the issue needs to consider the effects on a military at war.

Now this isn't exactly going out on a limb given that Defense Secretary Gates announced last month that a review on the policy was underway, but if Petraues does come out in favor of repealing "don't ask, don't tell," will it still be unpatriotic and disloyal to disagree with him?

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A January 2010 Rolling Stone magazine profile of EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson provides insight into the person who is leading the agency and into how the agency is operating today compared to the previous administration. The fawning profile was timed to be a one-year retrospective of the EPA under ...Submit this article to The Obama News

www.Politics280.com Obama's New Partner: Al Sharpton: Rev. Al Sharpton h.. http://bit.ly/9FUlbm Political MarketingSubmit this article to The Obama News

USA Today
Obama team takes heat over high unemployment
Washington Times
Bipartisan frustration boiled over on Capitol Hill Tuesday at the Obama administration's inability to bring down the ...
Obama officials: 9.7% jobless rate 'unacceptable'CNNMoney.com
Obama aides: Jobless rate may not come down anytime soonUSA Today
Obama's Economic Team Says Economy Improving; House Members DoubtfulABC News
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As Max Boot relates, Mark Perry's big scoop of a supposed Petraeus briefing that lead to the big blow out between Obama and Bibi and promised a subsequent ushering in of the great age of the Age of Aquarius where...Submit this article to The Obama News

Isn’t the Obama camp criticizing Palin as inexperienced like a pot calling a kettle black? Obama has no experience running a government so does that make Palin more qualified than Obama? Hey Judo…so the Harvard educated elitist that picked a senator that has been there longer than McCain and that ha ...Submit this article to The Obama News

The other day eSchoolNewsreposted the White House's release of information on the guidance President Obama wants to provide legislators on reforming (overhauling) NCLB. Below is the 5 minutes and 56 seconds that President Obama devoted to education in his weekly address:&#01 ...Submit this article to The Obama News