Montana Senator John Walsh's plagiarism of his thesis at the Army War College cost him a spot on the ballot in November. Now it's cost him his degree. New York Times: The Army War College rescinded the master’s degree of Senator John E. Walsh on Friday, determining that Mr. Walsh, a Montana Democrat, plagiarized his final paper there in 2007. Mr. Walsh, a retired colonel in the National Guard, withdrew from this year’s election in August, weeks after The New York Times reported that he had copied large portions of the paper he submitted as a requirement to graduate from the War College. “The Army War College commandant notified Mr. Walsh on Oct. 10 of the final decision to revoke his status as a graduate of the Army War College,” said Carol Kerr, the school’s public affairs officer. The determination was made by an academic review board composed of faculty members at the college, in Carlisle, Pa. “The college followed the...(Read Full Post)