Source:  Katy O'Donnell and Matthew Cooper, NATIONAL JOURNAL, 4/27/11
 

The White House on Wednesday posted what appeared to be President Obama's original birth certificate, seeking to dispel rumors over his country of birth, and Obama addressed the nation to declare, "Yes, I was born in Hawaii" and to denounce "carnival barkers" who had distracted the nation with the birther controversy.

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