Saturday, March 1, 2008

President's Religious Liaison Resigns

WASHINGTON (AP) - White House religious liaison official, Tim Goeglein, resigned Friday after admitting twenty columns he wrote for an Indiana newspaper were determined to have material copied from other sources without attribution.

Goeglein, who has worked for Bush since 2001, acknowledged that he lifted material from a Dartmouth College publication and presented it as his own work in a column about education for The News-Sentinel in Fort Wayne, Ind.

The White House said Goeglein has apologized for not upholding the standards expected by the president. A White House statement says the president was disappointed to learn of the matter and was saddened for Goeglein and his family. It said Bush has long appreciated his service and knows him to be a good person who is committed to his country.

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