The week's most interesting Slate stories.  The week's most
intriguing stories. Sept. 4 2009 11:00 AM  No Doctor in the
House, a Talking Cure, and Wiki Malaise  The week's most
interesting Slate stories.  1) Roxanne's Nonexistent Revenge:
Heard about the rapper who forced her label to pay for her
Cornell Ph.D.? It never happened," by Ben Sheffner. Hearts
across the blogosphere melted over one-hit wonder Roxanne
Shanté's story of triumph. But a Slate investigation has
revealed that her story is full of holes.  2) "Tweeting
Avengers: Does venting consumer outrage on Twitter actually
work?" by Farhad Manjoo. Forget the Better Business Bureau. If
you don't get what you need from customer service, your best bet
may be to tweet your frustration.   3) "Romancing the
Parliamentarian: If Alan Frumin can't be bullied or bought, can
he be bypassed?" by Timothy Noah. If the Senate tries to pass
health care reform via budget reconciliation, the most
influential man in the Senate could be one nobody has heard of:
the Senat