Barack Obama Citizenship

Perry's 'Flirting with Birtherism.' Leonard Pitts Was Right

Dorian de Wind | Posted 12.26.2011

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Dorian de Wind

On a day when Perry is hoping that the bulk of the media coverage will focus on his flat tax proposal, his mention of birtherism will likely take away some -- if not most -- of the attention from his economic plan.

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Rep. Allen West To Birthers: Focus On Obama Policies

Post On Politics | Posted 05.25.2011

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Toward the end of a 90-minute audience Q&A session at Tuesday night's town hall meeting, U.S. Rep. Allen West (R-Florida) was asked by former Indian T...

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"And That's The Way It Really Is": My Memorial to Walter Cronkite

Steven G. Brant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven G. Brant

If Walter Cronkite were alive today, I wonder what he would say to us -- as he looked out over the landscape of another war that can't be won.

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GOP Congressman Questions Obama's Citizenship At Town Hall

The Hill | Jordan Fabian | Posted 05.25.2011

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The trend of controversial town halls contiuned on Friday when Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) questioned the authenticity of President Barack Obama's bi...

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How Lou Dobbs Scared Rush Limbaugh Off the Birther Story

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Boehlert

If Limbaugh won't back the birthers, that means most right-wing AM hosts won't either.

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The "Birthers" and Our Ailing Political Culture

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cynthia Boaz

These birthers represent a small but vocal minority in this country who have somehow failed to grasp that American democracy is rooted in a set of principles, not a set of demographic characteristics.

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Bill Posey Sponsors Presidential Birth Certificate Bill

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Freshman Republican Rep. Bill Posey of Florida has introduced a bill that would require presidential candidates to present proof of U.S. citizenship b...

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Obama Citizenship Case A Waste Of Time: Federal Judge

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit questioning President Barack Obama's citizenship, lambasting the case as a waste of...

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Missouri Republicans Question Obama's Citizenship With Constitutional Amendment

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fifteen Republican members of the Missouri General Assembly have signed on to a state constitutional amendment that appears aimed at advancing the cla...

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The Speed of Lies

Chez Pazienza | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chez Pazienza

Philip Berg filed his lawsuit claiming Obama isn't a citizen knowing full-well that most of its claims are bogus -- that they already had been or easily could be debunked.

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