Obama birth statement
U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a surprise statement – once again affirming that he is an American citizen. President Obama called controversy over his birth certificate a “side show” that distracted from important issues such as the federal budget.

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Obama to move Panetta, Patraeus in national security shuffle, say sources
President Barack Obama plans to name CIA Director Leon Panetta as the next secretary of defense and move Gen. David Petraeus, now running the war in Afghanistan, into the CIA chief’s job.

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Obama Releases Full Birth Certificate, Calls Controversy ‘Silliness’
EmbedVideo(444, 482, 304); The White House today released President Obama’s long-form birth certificate, hoping to put an end to speculation that he has been lying about where he was born. You can see the White House statement on the certificate here , and view the full document below. The Obama campaign released a shorter form of the birth certificate in 2008, but it didn’t quell rumors that …

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