Senator Barack Obama is being accused of plagiarizing Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick in a campaign speech He gave on February 16, 2008. Obama's campaign maintains that the similarities are not plagiarism. Both speeches use the phrase "just words" and quote Franklin D. Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy, as well as the Declaration of Independence.
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- My Way News: Clinton Fingerprints on Plagiarism Flap (February 19, 2008)
- USNews.com: Clinton Aides Push Plagiarism Charge (February 19, 2008)
- Clinton Strategiest Howard Wolfon: "He's running on his powerful oratory and his promises. When that oratory comes from someone else, [he] should point that out."
- Associated Press: Obama Says Borrowed Lines Not a Big Deal (February 18, 2008)
- CNN.com: Similar Obama, Patrick Speeches Scrutinized (February 18, 2008)
- Times Online: Hillary Clinton Accuses Barack Obama of Plagiarism (February 18, 2008)
- Washington Post: "Clinton Camp Charges Obama with 'Plagiarism' " (February 18, 2008)
- Boston Globe: Patrick, Obama campaigns share language of 'hope' (April 16, 2007)
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Townhall.com: It's not Plagiarism, But It's Not Helpful Either (February 19, 2008)
Talking Points Memo: It's All About Authenticity (February18, 2008)
Real Clear Politics: "Just Words?" (February 18, 2008)
Wonkette: I Can Has Dream? Is Self-evident?: FDR, MLK & Thomas Jefferson Furious... (February 18, 2008)
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