Here is a related case:
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After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Georgia had a brief period of independence as a Democratic Republic (1918-1921), which was terminated by the Red Army invasion of Georgia. Georgia became part of the Soviet Union in 1922 and regained its independence in 1991. Early post-Soviet years was marked by a civil unrest and economic crisis.
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Plagiarized text?
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After a brief period of independence following the Russian revolution, the Red Army forced Georgia to join the Soviet Union in 1922. As the Soviet Union crumbled at the end of the Cold War, Georgia regained its independence in 1991, but its early years were marked by instability, corruption, and economic crises.
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This seems pretty clearly paraphrasing and plagiarism to me. What do you all think?
For those who want to know where it is from see the spoiler:
Spoiler:
Mc'Cain's recent speech on foreign policy.
Of course the true crime in all of this is that people are using wikipedia as a source!