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Obama: I Can’t Plaster Birth Certificate to My Forehead

Says, plainly, 'the facts are the facts'

By Kate Schwartz, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 30, 2010 7:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama sat down for an extensive interview with Brian Williams last night, but much of the hot-button stuff comes in a two-minute segment about, you guessed it, religion and country o' birth. When asked about the "significant numbers" of Americans who believe he... Read full story »

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Says, plainly, 'the facts are the facts'

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