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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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forum stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - An explosion of online forums for the discussion and rating of physicians has doctors fighting back, the Washington Post reports. Afraid of negative—perhaps spurious—reviews on the Web, some MDs are denying care unless a patient signs a non-disclosure agreement. Though opponents call the agreements “illegal, unenforceable, and... More »

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medicine • Internet • physician • negative ratings • forum • confidentiality agreement • gag order • non-disclosure agreement • doctors

 White House 
 Health Forum 
 Convenes Today 

Forum will give the floor to ranging viewpoints

Mar 5, 09 8:17 AM CST
(AP) - President Barack Obama has invited to the White House more than 120 people with wide-ranging views on how to fix the US health-care system, one that still leaves millions uninsured despite being the world's costliest. The group of doctors, patients, business owners, and insurers is to gather for a forum... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • health care costs • White House • forum • overhaul • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

 Google Unearths 
 3D Ancient Rome 

Users can surf city streets of 320 AD

Nov 13, 08 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Google Earth is providing users the opportunity to surf the streets of Ancient Rome via a 3D virtual reconstruction of the city as it was in the 4th century. Users can "enter" the Forum, stand in the sands of the Colosseum, or swoop over any of 6,700 buildings... More »

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Google • Internet • Google Earth • Rome • Ancient Rome • culture • Colosseum • forum • Plastico di Roma Antica • ancient history

Car Owner's Cyber Posse Nails Canadian Thief

Owner alerts car lovers to theft of rare Nissan on forum

Apr 13, 08 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car thief in Calgary didn't count on rising to internet fame when he stole a rare Nissan Skyline GTR from a dealer, the New York Times reports. The owner posted a picture of the vehicle on an internet car lovers' forum and before long, his fellow forum members had... More »

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Internet • YouTube • Canada • theft • Facebook • Nissan • auto • Calgary • forum • cars

Police Who Tasered Student Placed on Leave

University prez calls incident at political forum 'regretful'

Sep 19, 07 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two University of Florida police officers who used a stun gun on a 21-year-old student at a campus forum with John Kerry have been placed on paid leave pending an investigation, CNN reports. Disturbing video of the incident, in which the student pleaded with police not to taser him, has... More »

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John Kerry • police • University of Florida • Taser • Andrew Meyer • stun gun • forum • J. Bernard Machen

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