[Swiftwater Gazette] And now to aggrivate Rik, more circulating the internet

[Ed Kroposki]

AP- WASHINGTON D.C. - In a move certain to fuel the debate over  
Obama's qualifications for the presidency, the group Americans for  
Freedom of Information has Released copies of President Obama's  
college transcripts from Occidental College. Released today, the  
transcript indicates that Obama, under the name Barry Soetoro,  
received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia as an  
undergraduate at the school. The transcript was released by  
Occidental College in compliance with a court order in a suit  
brought by the group in the Superior Court of California. The  
transcript shows that Obama (Soetoro) applied for financial aid and  
was awarded a fellowship for foreign students from the Fulbright  
Foundation Scholarship program.  To qualify, for the scholarship, a  
student must claim foreign citizenship. This document would seem to  
provide the smoking gun that many of Obama's detractors have been  
seeking.

 Along with the evidence that he was first born in Kenya and there is  
no record of him ever applying for US citizenship, this is looking  
pretty grim.  The news has created a firestorm at the White House as  
the release casts increasing doubt about Obama's legitimacy and  
qualification to serve as president. When reached for comment in  
London, where he has been in meetings with British Prime Minister  
Gordon Brown, Obama smiled but refused comment on the issue.

 Britain's Daily Mail has also carried the story in a front-page  
article titled, Obama Eligibility Questioned leading some to  
speculate that the story may  overshadow economic issues on Obama's  
first official visit to the U.K.

 In a related matter, under growing pressure from several groups,  
Justice Antonin Scalia announced that the Supreme Court agreed on  
Tuesday to hear arguments concerning Obama's legal eligibility to  
serve as President in a case brought by Leo Donofrio of New Jersey.  
This lawsuit claims Obama's dual citizenship disqualified him from  
serving as president. Donofrio's case is just one of 18 suits  
brought by citizens demanding proof of Obama's citizenship or  
qualification to serve as president.

 Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation has released the  
results of their investigation of Obama's campaign spending. This  
study estimates that Obama has spent upwards of $950,000 in campaign  
funds in the past year with eleven law firms in 12 states for legal  
resources to block disclosure of any of his personal records. Mr.  
Kreep indicated that the investigation is still ongoing but that the  
final report will be provided to the U.S. Attorney General, Eric  
Holder. Mr. Holder has refused to comment on the matter.

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