http://www.spiegel.de/international/...761181,00.html
Known since long, it now is official. The university has officially concluded and accused ex-minister Guttenberg how having massively plagiarized in his paper earning him the doctor honour. The university this week has published the official analysis of the committee assessing the case.
Guttenberg until today denies the charges, and even tried legal steps to gag the university and prevent it from poublishing the report. Under pressure from Merkel and others, he gave it up.
Wer einmal lügt, dem traut man nicht. Not so in politics. Guttenberg still is being seen as the futrure great hope of Merkel'S union. And German people are dumb enough to poll by majority that they consider his betrayal as unimportant an meaningless enough so that most want him back.