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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/minister-quits-amid-plagiarism-row.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="German defence minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has resigned amid claims he plagiarised his doctoral thesis (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/min-minister-quits-amid-plagiarism-row.jpg" alt="German defence minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has resigned amid claims he plagiarised his doctoral thesis (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Germany&#8217;s defence minister, a rising star in Chancellor Angela Merkel&#8217;s conservative bloc and the country&#8217;s most popular politician, has resigned over allegations he plagiarised his doctoral thesis.</p>
<p>Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg told reporters it was the &#8220;most painful step of my life&#8221;, but he felt that he could no longer carry out his duties as minister amid the intense debate surrounding the claims.</p>
<p>Mr Guttenberg last month admitted making &#8220;grave mistakes&#8221; in his 2007 thesis and gave up his academic title of Dr, but insisted he did not intentionally copy the work.</p>
<p>Following that, Bayreuth University formally removed his academic title in order to uphold the institution&#8217;s standards, which it said Mr Guttenberg had &#8220;seriously violated&#8221; by failing to sufficiently credit the source of his work.</p>
<p>But the pressure has continued to grow, with the scandal dominating the country&#8217;s news coverage, despite polls showing the majority of Germans backed him.</p>
<p>On Monday, some 23,000 German academics joined the rising chorus of people demanding a resignation, sending Chancellor Merkel a joint letter protesting her decision to keep Mr Guttenberg on.</p>
<p>&#8220;I was always ready to fight, but have to admit I have reached the limit,&#8221; Mr Guttenberg said.</p>
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