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Hungary president pressured to quit over plagiarism row

<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/hungary-president-pressured-quit-over-plagiarism-row-091414634.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hJ8W6.h1OhqAlBkkXS13zg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-03-29T091414Z_1_CBRE82S0PNV00_RTROPTP_2_HUNGARY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hungary's President Schmitt holds an official copy of Hungary's new constitution at the National Archives of Hungary in Budapest" align="left" title="Hungary's President Schmitt holds an official copy of Hungary's new constitution at the National Archives of Hungary in Budapest" border="0" /></a>BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian President Pal Schmitt came under growing pressure on Thursday to stand down after being accused of plagiarising parts of his doctoral thesis, which critics say threatens the integrity of his office. His role is largely ceremonial but Schmitt has had an instrumental role in Prime Minister Viktor Orban's reforms, signing controversial legislation such as retroactive taxes and a $14 billion pension grab into law without once raising a veto. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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