Obama defends speeches amid Clinton plagiarism claim

Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton clashed over campaign speeches, Cuba, and healthcare in a mostly civil debate two weeks ahead of the critical Texas primary election.

In the most heated moments, Mr Obama said the former First Lady was engaging in a “silly season in politics” while Mrs Clinton was booed as she accused the young Illinois senator of plagiarism, saying it represented “change you can Xerox”.