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Now Hillary's Accused of Plagiarizing Edwards

Obama camp claims Clinton lifted from Edwards

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 22, 2008 7:19 AM CST

(Newser) – Hillary Clinton wisecracked last night that Barack Obama was promising "change you can Xerox"—prompting the Obama camp to suggest Clinton may have cribbed part of that speech from John Edwards, writes Isaac Chotiner in the New Republic. It was the latest battle in the heated war of lifted words after Obama admitted copying phrases from a former Massachusetts governor.

The Obama campaign now claims that Clinton's thanks to her family and comment that "whatever happens, we're going to be fine" is suspiciously similar to Edwards thanking his family and concluding: "All of us are going to be just fine no matter what happens." The latest accusation prompted one New Republic reader to quip: "She thanked her family and her friends? Plagiarist!" Even Obama yesterday called the controversy part of the race's "silly season" that dispirits voters.

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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. during the debate at the Austin Democratic Debate at the Recreational Sports Center on the University... (Associated Press)

Former US senator John Edwards is joined by his family for a speech. An email from the Obama campaign sugggested that some of Hillary Clinton's words bear a strong resemblance to earlier ones from her... (Getty Images)

Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., walks on stage at a watch party following his debate with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Rick... (Associated Press)

Presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., attends a Democratic Party debate watch party at Hyatt Regency Austin in Austin, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Associated Press)

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Now Hillary's Accused of Plagiarizing Edwards