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Montana’s Walsh drops out of Senate race

By Philip Elliott
Published August 7, 2014 8:33pm ET
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Montana’s Walsh drops out of Senate race
FILE-This Tuesday, June 3, 2014 file photo, Sen. John Walsh, D-Mont., leaves the Capitol in Washington. A campaign spokeswoman says Walsh is taking personal time at his Helena home but declined to answer questions about whether he plans to remain in the U.S. Senate race amid allegations that he plagiarized a research paper. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite,File) | J. Scott Applewhite

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democrat close to U.S. Sen. John Walsh’s campaign says the senator is dropping out of the race amid allegations that he plagiarized large portions of a college research paper.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss Walsh’s plans.

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