A Wikipedia editor has pointed out similarities between Sen. John
McCain's speech yesterday on the crisis in Georgia and the Wikipedia
article on the country Georgia. Given the closeness of the words and
sentence structure, most would consider parts of McCain's speech to be
derived directly from Wikipedia.

First instance:

one of the first countries in the world to adopt Christianity as an
official religion (Wikipedia)

vs.

one of the world's first nations to adopt Christianity as an
official religion (McCain)

Second instance:

After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Georgia had a brief period of
independence as a Democratic Republic (1918-1921), which was terminated
by the Red Army invasion of Georgia. Georgia became part of the Soviet
Union in 1922 and regained its independence in 1991. Early post-Soviet
years was marked by a civil unrest and economic crisis. (Wikipedia)

vs.

After a brief period of independence following the Russian
revolution, the Red Army forced Georgia to join the Soviet Union in
1922. As the Soviet Union crumbled at the end of the Cold War, Georgia
regained its independence in 1991, but its early years were marked by
instability, corruption, and economic crises. (McCain)

Third instance:

In 2003, Shevardnadze (who won reelection in 2000) was deposed by
the Rose Revolution, after Georgian opposition and international
monitors asserted that the 2 November parliamentary elections were
marred by fraud. The revolution was led by Mikheil Saakashvili, Zurab
Zhvania and Nino Burjanadze, former members and leaders of Shavarnadze's
ruling party. Mikheil Saakashvili was elected as President of Georgia in
2004. Following the Rose Revolution, a series of reforms was launched to
strengthen the country's military and economic capabilities. (Wikipedia)

vs.

Following fraudulent parliamentary elections in 2003, a peaceful,
democratic revolution took place, led by the U.S.-educated lawyer
Mikheil Saakashvili. The Rose Revolution changed things dramatically
and, following his election, President Saakashvili embarked on a series
of wide-ranging and successful reforms. (McCain)

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"The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade
and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion,
regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts
to weaken or undermine that right."