Thursday, February 28, 2008

Natural Born Citizen: McCain Says Citizenship a Dead Issue - Born in Panama Canal Zone


RICHARDSON, Texas — Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Thursday the question of whether he can run for president, despite being born in the Panama Canal Zone, was put to rest 44 years ago in Barry Goldwater's run for the White House.
McCain added that he doesn't know why his campaign sought legal analysis of whether his birth outside the continental United States might disqualify him from the presidency.
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