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Another Trump Nominee Seem Guilty OF Plagiarizing, This Time It's DeVoss
Topic Started: Jan 31 2017, 05:03 PM (255 Views)
La Pasionaria
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The Dept. of Ed nominee appears to have plagiarized her answers directly from the Dept. of Ed website; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/betsy-devos-copied-statute-senate_us_

Like I keep saying, we're off to a great start:

"President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s education system, Betsy DeVos, appears to have copied lines from statutes and other sources in her written answers submitted to a Senate committee, according to a copy of the document and a review of those other sources.


The lifting of passages was first reported by The Washington Post on Tuesday, though The Huffington Post had been alerted to these instances by sources opposing her nomination. It could cloud DeVos’ nomination process, but Republican senators have stood by her even after what was widely considered a shaky committee hearing. Later Tuesday morning, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 12-11 along party lines to advance DeVos’ nomination to the full Senate.


In her submitted responses to Democrats on the committee, DeVos did not cite or footnote the phrases or sentences that, at times, she copied verbatim. For example, in response to a question on whether she believes federal funds should be directed toward mental health, academic and support programs for schools, DeVos’ first sentence is practically identical to a statement from a deputy assistant attorney general with the Justice Department."

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La Pasionaria
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How can Republicans honestly push for DeVoss?

DeVos questionnaire appears to include passages from uncited sources http://wpo.st/-gKY2

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Democrats could stop DeVoss confirmation IF they had enough votes to decide what to order for lunch........ :dunno:
Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid
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Robert Stout
Feb 1 2017, 12:55 AM
Democrats could stop DeVoss confirmation IF they had enough votes to decide what to order for lunch........ :dunno:
Trump Education nominee Betsy DeVos' confirmation is in jeopardy.
@kasie explains why now on @NBCNightlyNews
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Robert Stout
Feb 1 2017, 12:55 AM
Democrats could stop DeVoss confirmation IF they had enough votes to decide what to order for lunch........ :dunno:
Betsy DeVos is riling up education advocates. Here's why: http://nbcnews.to/2jLDBta
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Drudge X
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DeVoss is the greatest gift to the Dept. of Education in my lifetime.
Kate Steinle was separated from her family permanently but leftists didn't seem to mind.
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Drudge X
Feb 4 2017, 09:14 PM
DeVoss is the greatest gift to the Dept. of Education in my lifetime.
You must have had a pretty shytey life.

Now let's get back to the issue at hand: NYT asks for "one Republican with integrity" to step up and take down Betsy DeVos http://hill.cm/1G71ZOj
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Drudge X
Feb 4 2017, 09:14 PM
DeVoss is the greatest gift to the Dept. of Education in my lifetime.
DeVoss is a disaster looking for a place to happen.

Why would you continue to support her?

Teachers And Politicians Mount Final Push To Keep Betsy DeVos Away From Public Schools http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/betsy-devos_us_5898c511e4b09bd304bcae16
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