Judge dismisses California eligibility challenge
Plaintiffs promise appeal of ruling protecting Obama
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Does eligibility court clerk have ties to Obama?
Wikipedia editors scrub page over 'fears that some birther might go nuts'
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Does Eligibility Court Clerk Have Ties to Obama?

Bloggers are buzzing about a law clerk who purportedly works in the same California court that's hearing a lawsuit challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to be president – and his possible ties to a law firm that has defended Obama in other eligibility cases...

Michelle contradicts
Obama nativity story
Divulges Ann Dunham was 'very young
and very single' at birth of U.S. president
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Appeal filed in Obama eligibility argument
'Court cannot refuse to hear a case because it prefers not'
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Obama law tab up to $1.7 million
'Grassroots army' contributions used to crush eligibility lawsuits?
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Orly Taitz: natural-born litigator

O.C. attorney has gained a national following for challenging Obama's citizenship.

By MARTIN WISCKOL

The Orange County Register

When you see Orly Taitz deliver her impassioned, Eastern European-accented arguments on Fox News or CNN or YouTube, you're getting just the first hint of the outsized features of her life.

She was born in the USSR, then lived in Israel and Romania before getting married and immigrating to the U.S. The mother and former swimsuit model established a successful dentistry business with two Orange County offices – then, in her spare time, studied law and passed the state bar.

Her growing national notoriety is the result of her long-shot legal efforts to have Barack Obama removed as president, claiming that he is not a natural-born citizen. While the rumor had previously percolated on the political fringes of the Internet with a couple of failed lawsuits, Taitz's relentless filings and colorful personality have raised the visibility of the claim and led to her being dubbed "Queen of the Birthers."...

Obama from Kenya, archived report says
Revives worry about president's eligibility for office
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Eligibility attorney mocked, fined $20,000
Judge: Perhaps 'eccentric citizen' convinced president 'alien from Mars'
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What does Congress think about birth certificate?
Activists confront Republicans with eligibility question

Activists have confronted Republican members of Congress, asking them whether they believe Barack Obama is eligible to be president, revealing a good number who wanted to avoid answering, and several who bluntly said questions on the issue remain unanswered...

Tom DeLay: 'No idea' whether Obama eligible
'Why wouldn't the president ... show his birth certificate?
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Judge sets 'final' calendar for eligibility challenge Ruling suggests there will be a trial, but doesn't confirm it --WND

Obama eligibility case survives 1st court test
Judge hears arguments, refuses immediate dismissal demand
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Senator says Obama's birth location doesn't matter
Tim Johnson: He's natural born citizen 'regardless' of place
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