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Move Over Birthers, Here Come the ‘Schoolers’

New focus will be on college records: Alex Pareene

(Newser) - The White House release of President Obama's birth certificate won't satisfy all the birthers, with charges of the document being a Photoshopped forgery already surfacing, notes Alex Pareene at Salon . Other diehards will accept it but develop new lines of attack, arguing that Obama is disqualified by his...

Obama to Birthers: ‘We Don’t Have Time for This Silliness’

We have better things to do, explains Obama

(Newser) - Barack Obama followed the release of his "long-form" certificate this morning with his two cents on the matter, which he says he has followed for the last two and a half years "with amusement." He says he realized, after giving his budget speech, that "the dominant...

White House: Here’s Obama’s ‘Certificate of Live Birth’

NPR reports Obama will make a statement

(Newser) - If you pooh-poohed yesterday's Obama-is-a-citizen declarations by CNN and Fox News anchor Shep Smith , fair warning: You'll likely have a tougher time brushing off this one. The White House today released Barack Obama's "Certificate of Live Birth" (the long form version of the "Certification of...

CNN Investigation Determines President Obama 'Absolutely' Born in Hawaii; Donald Trump Still Says Birth Certificate Is Missing
 Obama ‘Absolutely’ 
 Born in Hawaii: CNN 
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Apr 26, 2011 7:59 AM CDT

Obama ‘Absolutely’ Born in Hawaii: CNN

CNN conducts extensive investigation, but Trump not convinced

(Newser) - Case closed—at least as far as CNN is concerned: President Obama was, in fact, born in Hawaii. The network conducted an investigation, and talked to the Republican former director of Hawaii's Department of Health. A state law let her examine Obama's actual birth certificate, which is stored...

Arizona Passes Birther Bill

Jan Brewer has until Thursday to sign legislation

(Newser) - Arizona's legislature has passed its latest controversial piece of legislation, this time its so-called birther bill requiring presidential candidates to prove their citizenship before their names can appear on the state's ballot. The bill is a national first, and could force a showdown in court to decide whether...

Arizona Senate OKs Birther Bill
 Arizona Senate OKs Birther Bill 
Apr 14, 2011 10:37 AM CDT

Arizona Senate OKs Birther Bill

Presidential candidates must show 'long form' birth certificate there

(Newser) - Arizona’s Senate approved a bill yesterday requiring presidential candidates to show their “long-form” birth certificate—including date and place of birth, the names of the hospital and attending physician, and witness signatures—before competing in the state. The bill passed 20-9, without a single Democrat voting in favor,...

Palin on Trump the Birther: You Go, Donald

Thinks maybe the Donald's wallet can put the mystery to rest

(Newser) - Sarah Palin thinks Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and all, but says of Donald Trump's sudden quest for the president's birth certificate, "More power to him." Asked her opinion yesterday by Fox News, Palin replied, "Well, I appreciate that the Donald wants to spend his resources...

Trump Birth Certificate Not Real Deal

City authorities say Trump document not official

(Newser) - A thought for Donald Trump: If you're going to make a big deal out of releasing your birth certificate and demanding the president does the same , you might want to check you've got the right document. New York City officials say the document Trump released to NewsMax is not an...

Trump: Here's My Birth Certificate

You know, unlike that other guy

(Newser) - For a guy who's been making a few birther-esque noises about President Obama lately, Donald Trump today revealed that he was born in Jamaica ... New York. The Donald exclusively released his birth certificate to Newsmax , and took another shot at Obama: “It took me one hour to get my...

Transgender New Yorkers Sue to Alter Birth Certificates

Birth-record rule needs to change, plaintiffs say

(Newser) - Three transgender New Yorkers are suing the city in a bid to change what they call an outdated and discriminatory policy on changing birth certificates. The city requires people to undergo genital surgery and a psychiatric evaluation before the gender on birth certificates can be changed. The plaintiffs say that...

New Hampshire Weighs 'Birther Bill'


 NH Weighs 'Birther Bill' 


Mar 9, 2011 7:00 AM CST

NH Weighs 'Birther Bill'

Nothing to do with Obama, lawmakers insist

(Newser) - Ineligible candidates aiming to sneak into the White House won't make it past the New Hampshire primary under a proposal being considered by the state House. The chairman of the state's election law committee, a Republican, says a bill is being considered that would require presidential hopefuls to provide a...

Hawaii Guv 'Never Said There Was No Birth Certificate'

 Hawaii Guv 'Never 
 Said There Was No 
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Jan 27, 2011 5:52 AM CST

Hawaii Guv 'Never Said There Was No Birth Certificate'

Journalist says he misspoke, never talked to the governor at all

(Newser) - Hawaii's governor never said he couldn't find President Obama's birth certificate, says the journalist who said otherwise last week . In fact, celebrity journalist Mike Evans now says that he hasn't even talked to Gov. Neil Abercrombie since he took office. Evans' excuse? Radio fatigue. “I was on 34 radio...

Birther Interrupts House's Reading of Constitution

She objects during section on presidential citizenship

(Newser) - And you thought listening to members of Congress read the Constitution in its entirety today would be dull: Well, it is, mostly, but a birther in the gallery livened things up during the section about only a natural-born citizen being eligible to be president. "Except Obama, except Obama,"...

Hawaii Votes to Ignore Birthers' Requests

Law would limit access to Obama's birth certificate

(Newser) - Fed up with the constant pestering from birthers, Hawaii's legislature today voted in favor of a bill that would allow the state to ignore any repeat requests to see Barack Obama's birth certificate. The law, which now goes to Gov. Linda Lingle, would carve out an exception to the Hawaii's...

'Birther Bill' Gets Nod in Arizona House

Bill requires Obama to show birth certificate to be on 2012 ballot

(Newser) - The Arizona House has given its initial blessing to a bill that would require Barack Obama to show his birth certificate before he can be put on the ballot in 2012, the Arizona Republic reports. The House voted 31 to 22 to add the so-called “birther bill” as an...

Puerto Rico to Invalidate Every Birth Certificate

Born before July 1, 2010? You'll have to reapply

(Newser) - Talk about an extreme way to tackle identify theft: This July Puerto Rico will invalidate every birth certificate it has handed out. Its 4 million residents, and the 1.2 million Puerto Ricans living in the US, will then have to reapply for the document. The government hopes the radical...

Army Will Court-Martial 'Birther' Officer

Doctor refuses to deploy to Afghanistan

(Newser) - An Army doctor who refuses to deploy to Afghanistan because he disputes President Obama's birth certificate will be court-martialed, reports NBC News . Lt. Col. Terry Lakin won't ship out because he doesn't think Obama is a legitimate commander-in-chief. When he showed up at the Pentagon instead of at Fort Campbell...

Hawaii to Birthers: Stop Hassling Us

State mulls law shunning repeat calls for birth certificate

(Newser) - Hawaiian lawmakers are debating a bill that would allow them to ignore the constant onslaught of requests for President Obama's birth certificate. Officials complain that they waste time and money responding to as many as 20 such requests a week, often from people who refuse to give up after being...

Brit Declared Genderless After Sex-Change Snafu

Norrie May-Welby was born a man, switched, and now...

(Newser) - A British, uh, person who lives in Australia and was born a man had a sex change operation, then became dissatisfied with his/her new gender, finally decided to go "neuter," and is now perhaps the first person to be declared officially genderless. Now 48-year-old Norrie May-Welby's birth certificate...

Palin Backs Off Birther Talk
 Palin Backs Off Birther Talk 
Dec 4, 2009 12:07 PM CST

Palin Backs Off Birther Talk

Calls birth certificate hoopla 'stupid conspiracy' theory

(Newser) - Sarah Palin backpedaled mightily today on her comments that it was “fair” to question the legitimacy of President Obama’s birth certificate. On a radio show yesterday, Palin said voters were “rightfully making it an issue.” But at 1am today, a posting appeared on her Facebook page...

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