Obama releases 'long form' birth certificate

Latest update : 2011-04-27
US President Barack Obama released a long version of his Hawaiian birth certificate on Wednesday in an effort to end "this silliness” over persistent rumours claiming he was not in fact born on American soil and thus ineligible for the presidency.
REUTERS - President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a longer version of his birth certificate to answer Republican charges he was not born in America, and blasted “carnival barkers” who refuse to let the issue die.
Date created : 2011-04-27