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Professor admits plagiarism

COLUMBIA - John Merril, an emeritus professor of journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia, has stopped writing a newspaper column after admitting he plagiarised material from a student reporter. Professor Merrill wrote a column for the Columbia Missourian, a newspaper affiliated with the school. AP

Senator's rape sentence upheld

More women than men ordained

LONDON - More women than men were ordained as Church of England priests last year for the first time since a ban was lifted on female clergy, the church said yesterday. A total of 478 clergy were ordained, and of those 244 were women and 234 men. Of those ordained to full-time stipendiary or paid posts, 128 were men and 95 women. AFP

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