Left Side of the Aisle #65

Left Side of the Aisle for July 12-18, 2012

This week:

Clarabell Award: GOPper says people don't die from breast or prostate cancer
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/03/chris-collins-cancer_n_1647196.html
http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/chris-collins-wants-go-washington-restore-american-dream/32549
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/politics/article933937.ece
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2011/01/rules-all-of-them-so-far.html
http://www.ssa.gov/history/lifeexpect.html

LIBOR scandal: What it is, why it matters
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/libor.asp#axzz20A8p6V6E
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libor
http://www.cnbc.com/id/43266422/LIBOR_CNBC_Explains
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/rick-newman/2012/07/10/why-rigging-the-libor-interest-rate-is-a-big-rotten-deal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303567704577516804050467544.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
http://www.economist.com/node/21558281
http://robertreich.org/post/26708840314
http://www.propublica.org/article/beyond-barclays-laying-out-the-libor-investigations
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/why-is-nobody-freaking-out-about-the-libor-banking-scandal-20120703
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/09/rules_of_american_justice/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303343404577518322474380682.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Outrage of the Week: Medals for "bravery" for drone pilots
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/post/drone-pilots-to-get-medals/2012/07/09/gJQAF2PhYW_blog.html
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/10/bravery_and_drone_pilots/

And Another Thing: Higgs boson found; so what?
http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/higgs-boson-god-particle-discovered.php?ref=fpb