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The '''Obama birth certificate controversy''' is a dispute that concerns the birth certificate and birth place of President Barack Obama, alleged to have been born in [[Honolulu]] on Aug. 4, 1961.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=82033]<br />[http://www.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/birth_certificate_5.jpg Large, high-resolution picture of his birth certificate]<br />[http://www.kitv.com/politics/17860890/detail.html?rss=hon&psp=news KITV Honolulu report]<br />[http://www.newsmax.com/farber/Obama_birth_certificate/2009/04/06/200320.html]<br />Obama's [[African]] grandmother Sarah Hussein Obama says Barack was born in her presence in Kenya.[http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2104131/posts Obama Born In Kenya? His Grandmother Says Yes, Israeli News, October 12, 2008][http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=78931 Democrat: Obama's grandma confirms Kenyan birth, WND, October 23, 2008][http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b58_1225645143 Audio Conversation Link]</ref> The claim that Obama was born in Kenya originated in a 1991 publishers biography used to promote his memoir, ''Dreams of My Father''.<ref>The bio says he was, "Born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii”. Joondeph, Brian, "[http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/09/obama_was_the_original_birther.html Obama Was the Original Birther]", ''American Thinker'', September 18, 2016.</ref> During the 2008 presidential campaign, the story was promoted to various media outlets by [[Sidney Blumenthal]], an advisor to U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton.<ref>"[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article102354777.html 2 Clinton supporters in ’08 reportedly shared Obama ‘birther’ story]"</ref>

The '''Obama birth certificate controversy''' is a dispute that concerns the birth certificate and place of birth of President Barack Obama, alleged to have been born in [[Honolulu]] on Aug. 4, 1961.<ref>[http://www.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/birth_certificate_5.jpg Large, high-resolution picture of his birth certificate]<br />Obama's [[African]] grandmother Sarah Hussein Obama says Barack was born in her presence in Kenya.[http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2104131/posts Obama Born In Kenya? His Grandmother Says Yes, Israeli News, October 12, 2008]<br />[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=78931 Democrat: Obama's grandma confirms Kenyan birth, WND, October 23, 2008][http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b58_1225645143 Audio Conversation Link]</ref> The claim that Obama was born in Kenya originated in a 1991 publisher's biography used to promote his memoir, ''Dreams of My Father''.<ref>The bio says he was, "Born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii”. Joondeph, Brian, "[http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/09/obama_was_the_original_birther.html Obama Was the Original Birther]", ''American Thinker'', September 18, 2016.</ref> The bio is anonymous, but presumably written by Obama himself. During the 2008 presidential campaign, the Kenyan birth story was promoted to various media outlets by [[Sidney Blumenthal]], an advisor to U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton.<ref>"[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article102354777.html 2 Clinton supporters in ’08 reportedly shared Obama ‘birther’ story]"</ref>

A movement contended that since Obama had refused to release his long-form birth certificate from the state of Hawaii and since documentary evidence indicated that he may have been born in [[Kenya]], Obama is ineligible to serve as President according to [[United States Constitution:Article II|Article II]] of the [[United States Constitution]]. Others maintained otherwise.

A movement contended that since Obama had refused to release his long-form birth certificate from the state of Hawaii and since documentary evidence indicated that he may have been born in [[Kenya]], Obama is ineligible to serve as President according to [[United States Constitution:Article II|Article II]] of the [[United States Constitution]]. Others maintained otherwise.