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Accused plagiarist Arnaud de Borchgrave, the longtime Washington Times and United Press International columnist, has friends in high places and he isn't hesitating to call on them in his own defense.

As the writings of accused plagiarist Arnaud de Borchgrave face continued scrutiny , the longtime journalist's future in print media is up in the air.

Veteran newsman Arnaud de Borchgrave, who writes commentary for United Press International and The Washington Times, has been accused of improperly taking content from ClickZ and The Associated Press.

An abandoned mill town in Hildebran, N.C., that is featured in the popular Hunger Games film as District 12 is on the auction block, according to United Press International.

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De Borchgrave , director and senior adviser of the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies , wrote an introduction to a 2007 report that has a striking resemblance to a BBC news report published earlier that year.

A longtime columnist for The Washington Times will take a three-month leave from the newspaper while editors review his work following accusations of plagiarism.