#USA: Joe Biden Accused Of Plagiarizing Late Canadian Politician

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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, a man not unaccustomed to allegations of plagiarism, is now being accused of copying the words of former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton.

At a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Biden’s final address included the lines, “For love is more powerful than hate. Hope is more powerful than fear. And light is more powerful than dark.”

Social media was quick to point out that the words were eerily similar to ones found in a letter Layton wrote before he died in 2011.

“My friends, love is better than anger,” said Layton in his letter. “Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair.”

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#NIGERIA: Pres. Apologizes For Plagiarizing Obama's Speech Ahead Of Obama Meeting

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Pres. Muhammadu Buhari has apologized for plagiarizing Pres. Barack Obama’s 2008 victory speech and says he will punish those responsible. The announcement comes as Obama is set to meet Buhari, the leader of Africa’s largest economy and most populous country, next week in New York.

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#GERMANY: Defense Min. Plagiarized College Thesis, But School Says It Wasn't "Deliberate"

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Hanover Medical School has said Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen plagiarized parts of her thesis, but allowed her to keep her doctorate because there was no "deliberate deception." Such accusations have brought down other German politicians in the past.

#GERMANY: Defense Minister Denies Accusation She Plagiarized Doctoral Thesis

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Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has fiercely rejected allegations made on Saturday in media reports that she plagiarized portions of her doctoral thesis, a charge that has already brought down other high-level German leaders.