Obama Speaks About His U.S. Birth Certificate

The Takeaway

This morning, the White House released President Obama’s U.S. birth certificate. Obama said in a statement that he hoped this would end any debate over his birthplace, and allow those questioning his country of origin to move on to more important issues. Todd Zwillich, the Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, spoke about whether or not this will be the death of the birthers.  

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