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Opponent accuses US House candidate of plagiarism

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The Associated Press 2:56 PM Wednesday, December 9, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The opponent of a congressional candidate in western Ohio has accused him of plagiarizing in a newspaper column.

The campaign of Democrat Sharen Neuhardt says online plagiarism tools show more than 20 percent of state Sen. Steve Austria's piece was copied from a Web page of the U.S. Labor Department. The campaign cites a blog that pointed out the similarities.

Austria's campaign manager Brad Mascho says a citation was inadvertently dropped when a member of Austria's legislative staff created a first draft. He says there was no intent to deceive and that the accusation is a cheap political shot in the 7th Congressional District race.

The column was submitted for a Labor Day column in the Xenia Gazette.

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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com

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December 09, 2009 07:52 PM EST

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Mr. Austria did a great job appointing his campaign contributors to his "blue ribbon commission" to examine Wright Patterson Air Force Base contracts. This is not ethical. http://ohio15th.blogspot.com

Ohio15th
3:15 PM, 12/9/2009

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