The Christian Science Monitor – The Trump-for-president campaigners have been obsessed with whether President Obama was actually born in the United States. The really intriguing question, however, is not â??Where was he born?â? but â??Who is he?â?
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ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | Apparently it is against the law in Great Britain to play “Kung Fu Fighting” in a public house when Chinese people hear it and decide they are offended. This is what singer Simon Ledger learned when he was popped by the peelers for doing just that.
The Week – The president unveils (even more) definitive proof that he was born in Hawaii. Will this finally put an end to the fringe Right’s favorite conspiracy theory?
The Week – The blustering real estate tycoon immediately declared victory after the president released his long-form birth certificate. Does Trump deserve credit?
The Week – Everyone expected Republicans’ Medicare-slashing plan to be unpopular with senior citizens. But a recent poll suggests it’s not that simple
The Nation – The Nation — There is a strangely atavistic slant to British political culture at the moment.
Larry Elder – Here we go again.
AP – Confronting doubters who harbor questions about his place of birth, President Barack Obama chose to defy one of his White House’s own rules: Don’t get dragged into the news skirmish of the day.
The Nation – The Nation — Gas prices have been edging up since February, reaching $4 a gallon this Easter, and Republicans are gearing up to make a stink about it.
The Week – The president wants to capitalize on drivers’ anger to end subsidies for Big Oil. But isn’t he the one who stands to lose the most over skyrocketing gas prices?