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27 April 2011

Barack Obama’s full birth certificate

White House releases a full copy of the president’s birth certificate in an attempt to stop “birther

By Duncan Robinson

The White House today released the full-length version of Barack Obama’s birth ceritificate to counter rumours that he was not born in the United States. At a press conference to unveil the certificate, held yesterday in Washington, President Obama declared: “We do not have time for this kind of silliness.”

The full certificate appears below.

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