Senator john walsh plagiarism

Update 7/26/14: The Army War College has announced that it has opened an investigation into senator Walsh’s thesis, the first meeting is expected to take place no earlier than August 15.

Senator John Walsh, already behind in his bid for reelection, suffered another setback in his campaign, and possibly his political career, when Jonathan Martin at the New York Times accused Senator Walsh of plagiarizing his master’s thesis.

He then backed up his accusations with a marked up version of Senator Walsh’s thesis, with the plagiarized passages highlighted in two different colors.

Senator Walsh is not the first politician in recent memory to have been caught plagiarizing.

Late last year, Senator Rand Paul was accused of plagiarism in two of his speeches, a book and an op-ed and Vice President Joe Biden faced plagiarism allegations both in 2008 and 1987. The 2008 election also saw allegations be hurled at now-President Barack Obama and his opponent John McCain.

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