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IllinoisBirdWatcher

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12. The local Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) story

Reply to chillfactor (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 01:49 AM

Oct 2013

is quite detailed and contains all the quotes from both cribbed WikiPedia entries. Well worth reading with some damning quotes of its own.

Rand Paul mum after being accused of plagiarism

Paul’s office didn’t respond to emails seeking comment about the speeches, or whether Paul wrote them himself...

Jonathan Bailey, a plagiarism and copyright consultant in New Orleans, said that Paul is essentially accused of stealing others’ ideas. After watching the recording of Paul’s Liberty University speech, he said it’s “pretty convincing” that the words originated with Wikipedia.

Rand Paul mum after being accused of plagiarism

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20131029/NEWS01/310290096/Rand-Paul-mum-after-being-accused-plagiarism

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The local Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) story IllinoisBirdWatcher Oct 2013 #12

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