White House releases Obama birth certificate

Published 8:40 am Wednesday, April 27, 2011

By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has released the long form of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate in response to questions about whether he was really born in the U.S.

The certificate, released Wednesday, says Obama was born in Hawaii, which makes him eligible to hold the office of president. Obama had earlier released a standard short form, but requested copies of his original birth certificate from Hawaii officials this week in hopes of quieting the controversy.

White House spokesman Jay Carney says Obama felt the debate over his birthplace had become a “sideshow” that was bad for the country and political debate.

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So-called “birthers” opposed to Obama have kept the issue alive. Potential presidential candidate Donald Trump recently began questioning why Obama hadn’t ensured the long form was released.

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