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TV ad wrong that health panel has British accent

An ad from the group Conservatives for Patients Rights claims a new U.S. health panel is modeled after the British system. But we find few similarities.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, May 11th, 2009 at 05:37 p.m.

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