Ben Carson apologizes after plagiarism report
By Eric Bradner, CNN
Updated 4:41 PM ET, Thu January 8, 2015
Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, a potential 2016 Republican presidential contender, is being accused of plagiarism in his 2012 book. Story highlights
Potential GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson was accused by BuzzFeed of plagiarizing passages of his 2012 book
One author Carson is accused of plagiarizing says the charges are inaccurate, and that Carson had permission
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.