KELKHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's defence minister said on Monday he would give up his doctorate title in an attempt to quell a plagiarism scandal that has prompted a criminal investigation.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Germany's most popular politician and a potential future candidate for chancellor has been accused by newspapers of copying parts of his doctoral dissertation without correctly attributing them.
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