Left Side of the Aisle #115

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of July 4 - 10, 2013

This week:
Update #1: IRS "scandal" evaporates
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2013/05/left-side-of-aisle-109-part-7.html
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2013/05/left-side-of-aisle-108-part-6.html
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/24/this_pretty_much_kills_the_irs_scandal/
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/24/irs_chief_tea_party_wasnt_the_only_group_inappropriately_targeted_ap/
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/25/why_is_the_irs_targeting_free_software/?source=newsletter
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/27/issas_irs_scandal_quietly_crumbles/?source=newsletter
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/domestic-taxes/307813-irs-ig-says-audit-limited-to-tea-party-groups

Update #2: Salinas v. Texas
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/30/scotus_no_right_to_remain_silence_unless_you_speak_up_partner/
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/chemerinsky_silence_is_not_golden_supreme_court_says/
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/06/salinas_v_texas_right_to_remain_silent_supreme_court_right_to_remain_silent.html
http://www.volokh.com/2013/06/17/do-you-have-a-right-to-remain-silent-thoughts-on-the-sleeper-criminal-procedure-case-of-the-term-salinas-v-texas/

Outrage of the Week: White House ranks BigPharma over world health
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/28/obama-generic-drugs_n_3513011.html
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/25/breakingviews-india-pharma-idINDEE95O05X20130625?type=economicNews
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-26/india/40205638_1_nirupama-rao-senate-india-caucus-indian-ambassador
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2013/06/left-side-of-aisle-113-part-3.html

Hero Award: Texas state Rep. Wendy Davis
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/texas-state-senator-wendy-davis-filibusters-her-way-to-democratic-stardom/2013/06/26/aace267c-de85-11e2-b2d4-ea6d8f477a01_story.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/28/wendy-davis-abortion-filibuster_n_3516524.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/30/wendy-davis-abortion-rights-texas_n_3525474.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/rick-perry-special-session_n_3505786.html
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/26/wendy_davis_feminist_super_hero/
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/26/5-moments-from-wendy-davis-epic-filibuster.html

Clown Award: Pennsylvania state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/brian-sims-doma_n_3513741.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/component/flexicontent/item/56656-rep-sims-blocked-from-addressing-doma-ruling-in-pa-house?linktype=hp_impact

Thoughts for the Fourth
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2008/01/i-believe.html
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2008/02/and-its-not-even-fourth-of-july.html