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| | Macon, Ga., reporter fired for plagiarism | Arizona Daily Star ® |
 | | An investigation has found at least 20 stories by Khalil Abdullah that contained passages and quotes lifted from other news sources, including the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, The Washington Post, The (Baltimore) Sun, The New York Times and The Associated Press, the Macon newspaper reported Sunday. |
 | | Abdullah, who covered education for the newspaper, was fired after meeting with editors Friday. |
 | | Telegraph editors were aware that before coming to Macon in September 2002, Abdullah had left the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram after being accused of copying material, but it had decided to offer him another opportunity, Marshall said. |
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