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Hannity: ‘Odd that they didn’t release the birth certificate’

Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday denied he was a “birther,” but found it “odd” that President Barack Obama took so long to release his birth certificate. “You know, I’ve never been a birther,” the Fox News host declared. “You know, it was odd that they didn’t release the…

PM: Obama Nazi death camp gaffe ‘hurt all Poles’

Poland’s prime minister said Wednesday that remarks by President Barack Obama erroneously identifying a Nazi death camp as Polish had hurt all Poles and he expected more from the US than “regret”. “I am convinced that our American friends can today allow themselves a stronger reaction than a simple expression of regret from the…

Romney takes Republican presidential nomination with Texas win

Mitt Romney was on target to clinch the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday by winning the Texas primary, but the milestone was being overshadowed by a rehashed controversy over President Barack Obama’s birthplace. Voters in the second most populous US state cast their ballots Tuesday, with Romney the only Republican…

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer tells Trump: ‘You’re beginning to sound a little ridiculous’

During an argumentative interview on Tuesday, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer told real estate mogul Donald Trump that he was being “ridiculous” by continually questioning President Barack Obama’s birthplace. “Obama does not like the issue of where he was born,” Trump said. “His own publisher, as you know, using his words, said…

Syria massacre revives Obama ‘doctrine’ questions

WASHINGTON — Horror in Houla is exposing President Barack Obama’s criteria for intervention abroad to new scrutiny and reviving the question: if it was right to stop atrocities in Libya, why not in Syria? The United States and allies Monday reacted to the killing of 108 people, including 49 children…

Trump: The press keeps ignoring Obama’s birth certificate

There clearly were no signs of Donald Trump backing away from his birther beliefs Tuesday morning despite his increased presence in the campaign of Republican presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Appearing on CNBC’s Squawk Box, The Apprentice host continued his very peculiar campaign of having doubt over President Barack Obama’s…

Italy to acquire robotic warfare capabilities from U.S.

The Italian government will become the second U.S. ally to have its Reaper drone aircraft fitted with U.S. missile launching capabilities, White House sources told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Congress had 40 days to review the sale and raise objections, but the report noted that no member raised…

Romney: Trump is ‘good people’ despite birther views

Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is refusing to repudiate Donald Trump even though the billionaire continues to believe that President Barack Obama is not a U.S. citizen. Speaking to reporters aboard his campaign plane on Monday, Romney said he did not agree with Trump but stopped short of saying…

Obama pays tribute to U.S. war dead

President Barack Obama paid tribute Saturday to US soldiers who died in service of the country, saying Americans were committed to the ideals of freedom for which these troops had given their lives. “We give thanks for those who sacrificed everything so that we could be free,” the president said…

Maher responds to ‘birther’ controversy with new conspiracy: ‘Wiferism’

Friday night on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host Bill Maher brought up the fact that the “birther” movement has, regrettably, been back in the news. Birthers, of course, are people who question President Barack Obama’s citizenship and therefore his legitimacy as President of the United States, people like…