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Bush Aide Resigns Over Plagiarism

Point person on faith-based initiatives stole for his columns

By Erin Mendell, Newser User

Posted Mar 1, 2008 2:21 PM CST

(Newser) – A White House aide who helped establish President Bush’s faith-based community initiative resigned yesterday after admitting he plagiarized portions of columns he submitted to an Indiana newspaper, the Indianaopolis Star reports. The News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne found that 20 columns by Tim Goeglein, who... Read full story »

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