No campaigns, no voting record, no political experience, yet seeks the presidency; what could possibly go wrong? From Eric Bradner -- Washington (CNN) Potential Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson is apologizing after being accused of plagiarism -- even as the author of one of the books Carson is accused of lifting material from is rushing to his defense. I attempted to appropriately cite and acknowledge all sources in America the Beautiful, but inadvertently missed some. I apologize, and I am working with my editors to rectify the situation, Carson said in a statement his representative, Armstrong Williams, provided to CNN. BuzzFeed News broke the story earlier this week that Carson had lifted material from a number of books and online sources for his 2012 book America the Beautiful. Among those sources is SocialismSucks.net, a site whose founder acknowledged to BuzzFeed that Carson had taken some of his comments. Other sources included The Five Thousand Year Leap by W. Cleon Skousen, a Liberty Institute press release, CBS News and author William Federers book Americas God and Country. Carson, a neurosurgeon whos said hell make a decision on a 2016 bid by this spring, is the latest GOP presidential contender to be hit with plagiarism charges. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) faced similar accusations about his own book in 2013. cnn/2015/01/08/politics/carson-plagiarism-charges/
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