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1 IN PROPRIA PERSONA
JUL If ,009
2 Clark Hamblin, Plaintiff
12406 N. 130th Lane CLERK US CIITAIOT OOURT
01STFUOT OF ~"l~~~u1Y
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EI~kage,Araona 85335
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Phone: 623-972-5213
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6 IN THE UNITED ST.(\TES DISTRICT COURT
7 FOR THE DISTItICT OF ARIZONA
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Oark Hamblin,
9 Plaintiff, Case No. CV 09-0041O-PHX-ROS
10 vs. before the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver
11 Barack Obama; PLAINTIFF'S REPLY TO DEFENDANT
12 and, BARACK OBAMA'S OPPOSITION TO
13 John S. McCain, PLAINTIFF'S SECOND ~OTION FOR
Defendants. DEFAULT JUDGMENT
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INT~ODUCI10N
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Plaintiff has filed with the Cler~ of this Honorable Court, a complaint (doc.
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#1), an amended complaint (doc. #4) ~nd properly served the Court issued summons
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for same (doc. #3) along with proper ~nd complete copies of the complaint and
19 amended complaint afore mentioned a$ prescribed by the FRCiv.P Rule 4(e)(l), (doc.
20 #7 and #8) and the applicable State 4RCivP Rule 4.2(c), (doc. #23). This action
21 was filed based on the allegation that te Defendant, Barack Ohama (hereafter
22 B.O.) committed the act of fraud by s orn false statement of material fact on the
23 30th day of November, 2007 before a ~otary Public of the State of Vkginia, and

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along with his Arizona committee Chairman, caused the same document, State of
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Araona Presidential Preference Electior Candidate Nomination Paper (ARS 16-242


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hereto attached as exhibit A, two pag1s) to be deposited within the Arizona
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Secretary of State's office on Decembe 13,2007 at 3:01pm, wherein an
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abridgement of Plaintiff's rights occur ed. in violation of the United States
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1 Constitution Amendment XIV, Sectiqn 1 and 2. At the time of the alleged action
2 taken by the Defendant, he was acti9g in the exact manor as Defendant, John S.
3 McCain, who by and through his hig~y esteemed counsel, Mr. David]. Bodney,

4 (listed in "Who's who in American Lar", "The Best Lawyers in America",


and"Southwest Super Lawyers") has e~phatically stated that "McCain was acting
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solely as a political candidate and a private person in his 2008 campaign" (doc. #18,
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page 11, lines 18 and 19) and Plaintiff is respectful of counsel's credentials and is in
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full concurrence with that assessment lthat both Defendants were void of any action
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preformed in an official capacity or in<flividual capacity on behalf of the United States
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9 Government invested by their United States Senatorial Position, with the addition
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10 that both Defendants' action in this i~stant matter were taken under the color of
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11 Arizona statutes at Title 16 of the A.R.S.. Plaintiff's assertion as to being under the
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12 color of State statute is confirmed by ~he United States Supreme Court in Smith v.

13 Allwright 321 U.S. 649 (1944). The Juestion before the Court in Smith v. Allwright

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was, is an action by a national political party "governmental action" for purposes of
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enforcing Article II and Amendment *IV of the United States Constitution? See
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Doc.#25, page 1, line 23 through pa~e 2, line 18.
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The Court, in Smith v. Allwrig't, examined whether the action of the
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political party was state action or privrte action. It was determined that since
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primaries were conducted by the part~ under statutory authority, the party was an
19 agency of the state insofar as it deter4uned the participants in the primary election.
20 The party took its character as a stat~ agency from the duties imposed on it by the
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21 state statutes, and the duties did not lj>ecome matters of private law, simply because
22 they were preformed by a political par~y.
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23 Whereas, there exists no claim Ifor relief that couches upon the United States

24 Government, or any officer, agency, lpartment, division or corporation, company,


or other than the private persons of t e two Defendants in this action, this action is
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purely a civil matter between three pa ties all acting in a private person capacity
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under authority granted by the State ~f Arizona Revised Statutes at Title 16. And
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whereas, there exists in this action no flaim of any offence that touches on any
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1 official action by the "United States Gpvernment, nor Agency; Corporation; Officer or
2 Employee Sued in an Official Capacity (~RCiv.P Rule 4(i)(I)(2), nor a United States
officer or employee sued in an individuall capacity for an act or omission occurring in
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connection with duties performed on the pnited States' behalf (whether or not the officer or
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4 employee is also sued in an official capaqity)" (FRCiv.P Rule 4(i)(3). Also whereas, by the
5 the DOJ website; I
" Q. Can the Department of Justide provide legal assistance to private citizens?
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A. No. The Department of Justi~e is not authorized to provide legal assistance to
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private citizens or to represent them, exc,pt in instances where the Department of Justice
8 has determined it will provide representation to a person who has filed a complaint with the
9 Department of Labor ("DOL") under the pniformed Services Employment &
10 Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 and ~e complaint has been referred to us by DOL. ".
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(Copy hereto attached as exhibit B, threelpages.).


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12 MOOTNESS OF THE DOJ AP~EARANCEIN REPRESENTATION OF


DEFENDANT BARACK OBAMA
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14 Whereas, this case is brought bef~re this Honorable Court for an alleged action of
fraud, by sworn false statement ofmateri~ fact, perpetrated upon the Plaintiffby two
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Defendants that just, as an exculpatory istue, happened to be sitting United States Senators,
16 does not make this an action against any,ofthe aforementioned (U.S. Government or its
17 agencies, corporations, officers or emplo~ees) for the purpose of service of process in this
action as stated above. Plaintiff asserts ~t a statement made within the body of a
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complaint does not change the character ~f the redress sought when no relief is sought in
19 connection with that statement, and thereby does not change or alter the position in relation
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20 to the Defendants.

21 Whereby, for the preceding, there is no reason for the Plaintiff to serve any
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documents upon the counsel that now att¥mpts to enter into this action in violation of their
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own dictates as demonstrated by exhibit ~ (hereto attached). And with the preceding being
23 factual, this Honorable Court must disre~ard the attempt by unlawful representation to
24 thwart the law and FRCivP in presenting Ian after the fact objection to Plaintiffs proper
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second request for the Clerk of this Honttable Court to enter a lawful and proper judgment
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pursuant to Rule 55 (a)(b)(l). This defa~tjudgment requires no further review.
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Furthermore, Plaintiff wishes to tquire as to why DOJ counsel for Defendant B.O.
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should not be sanctioned for their misreplesentation of the FRCiv.P to this Honorable
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1 Court at page 2, line 20 and page 3, ~e 1 and 2, of "President Barack Obama's
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2 Opposition to Plaintiff's Second Motiop for Default Judgment" (hereafter as BO's 0

3 to Default) by deliberately omitting t~e rest of the quote which states as follows;
"...for an act or omission occurring in conneJtion with duties performed on the United States behalf
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(whether or not the officer or employee is alsb sued in an official capacity), ". Plaintiff asserts
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the rules are the whole rules, not just ~he part that opposing counsel likes or serves
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DOJ COUNSEL FOR DEFEND~NTBO IMPUES CASE ABSURD OR


9 FILED FOR PURlfSE OF HARASSMENT?
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11 Plaintiff, now presents to this H:onorable Court substantial prima facia


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12 evidence of the alleged sworn false statement of material fact executed upon exhibit
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13 A which is hereto attached in order to Iclarify the real case or controversy which is
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1. Docket #4, paragraph IO-If statements by reference here, are now
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presented as exhibit C (5 pages) and isl hereto attached along with a copy of email
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communication (request, no use of su~pena) with Mr. Bill Thompson, owner of


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"eyeonbooks.com". These admissions qy the Defendant BO, to a reasonable mind
18 would bring the conclusion that more ¥kely than not, which is the bar in a civil case
19 at law, that the Defendant has admitted dual citizenship. Plaintiff is in posession on
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20 the audio version also if this Honorablf Court so requests.


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21 2. Docket #4, paragraph 22 a1d 23 statements by reference here, are now


22 presented to show that Defendant BOI should have, or did and does know the

23 requirements of the United States Co~titution in respect to the sworn false


statement of material fact executed uPon exhibit A (hereto attached). Defendant
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BO's abbreviated resume, placed on t Ie internet for public consumption at,
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http://www.barackobama.com/about/.paid for by "Organizing for America" a
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project of the DNC, is hereto attache as exhibit D, two pages.
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3. Plaintiff attaches hereto, as xhibit E, 2 pages, a copy of Senate Resolution
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1 511, which is cosponsored by Defendart B.O., agreed upon and presented to the
2 citizenry of the United States on April 130, 2008. Plaintiff asserts that a reasonable

3 mind, asked to review same, would pr~perly come to the conclusion that Defendant

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B.O.is in agreement with the concept ~hat to be a "natural born citizen" requires
Two (2) parents which are citizens of t~e United States and to be born in a sovereign
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territory of the United States (United $tates soil). This is not the condition of
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Defendant B.O.'s birth by self admissi~n, which shall be further expanded in the
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following. In other words, it is more rntely, than not, that Defendant B.O. is not a
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"natural born citizen" as required on t,e ARS 16-242 filed with the Secretary of
9 State of Arizona (see exhibit A hereto ~ttached) and conversely, more likely, than
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10 not, a dual national citizen at birth. '
11 4. Docket #4, paragraph 47 by reference here, Plaintiff further presents the
12 download of the 4 page "fight the sme~rs. com" article "The Truth About Barack's
13 Birth Certificate", hereto attached as 9xhibit F, 4 pages, which is odd in that there is
really no text on four pages that is dmi,nloadable except for the image of the
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"certificate of live birth" which has the authentication number blacked out ( a
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violation of law) and is clearly marked lin the border that, "Any alterations invalidate
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this certificate" (making it moot), but J:>earing a statement about the 1948 British
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Nationality Act governing Defendant J3.0.'s citizenship that is superimposed over
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the image of the document. A reasonaple mind would properly conclude from review
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19 of this, that Defendant B.O. is, more J/kely than nor, a dual national citizen at birth,
20 and not a "natural born citizen" as reqWred on the ARS 16-242 as is filed with the
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21 Secretary of State in Arizona, a publicl~ obtainable document.


22 5. Docket #4, paragraphs 48 a~d 49 by reference here, Plaintiff further
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23 presents the download of the 3 page "~actCheck.Org",Annenberg Political Fact


Check website article "Does Barack O(:>ama have Kenyan citizenship?", hereto
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attached as exhibit G, 3 pages. On pa~e 1 of this document near the bottom is the
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answer to that Title question, which is i "No. He held both U.S. and Kenyan
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atizenship as a child, but lost his Ken1n citizenship automatically on .his 21st
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birthday." Any reasonable mind would properly draw the conclusion from review of
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1 that answer, that Defendant was indefd a dual national citizen at birth, and most
2 likely, not more likely, a dual nationallcitizen at birth, and not a "natural born
3 citizen" as required on the ARS 16-24* on file with the Arizona Secretary of State's
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6. Plaintiff, by tefetence to doctet #25, page 10, line 25 through page 12,
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line 8, reasserts how people know what a natural born citizen is, it is not a dual
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national citizen as Defendant B.O. ha~ stated he is and allowed to be stated on his
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behalf and allowed political groups to ~y for the advancement of that self
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admission time and again. Plaintiff aSI'rts that the falsely sworn to statement of
9 material fact on his filed ARS 16-242 long with Defendant's officially expressed
10 opinion in SR 511 (exhibit E), and De ndant's self admitted dual nationality, are at
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11 irreconcilable opposition, therefore soJeone is not telling the truth. As for Plaintiff's
12 self, Plaintiff sides with the founders or this great republic we call the United States
13 of America.

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7. There has been no rebuke ofithese facts as to date from either Defendant
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B.O. or counsel, only the repeated stat~ment of his place of birth and never any
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attempts and successes to dismiss case~ on standing and never on Merit, odd after
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some 30+ cases filed, to say the least. I

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PLAINTIFF SEEKS DEFAUL JUDGMENT AGAINST A PRIVATE
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19 PERSON ACTING ljJNDER COLOR OF LAW
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21 Whereas, Plaintiff has provide1 this Honorable Court with an Arizona
22 Secretary of State, certified, legal copyl of the document which bears the alleged
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23 sworn false statement of material fact~ and that document specifies the exact
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moment in time of the alleged (doc. #4, paragraph 35) violation of Arizona law and
abridgment of Plaintiff's rights to be a~ 3:01pm on December 13, 2007. It is well
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established and indisputable, that at tliat moment in time, the Defendant in this
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case was a United States Senator, he p}eformed the act of sworn affirmation that he
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met all of the tequitements contained rthin the ARS 16-242, required by the State
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1 statutes, for the placement of his namf onto the Arizona 2008 election ballots.
2 That action, is in no way required by, nor limited to, United States officers,
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3 agencies, companies, et cetera directly Inor indirectly in an official capacity nor


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individual capacity duty on behalf of tliIe United States. That action is, however, as
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counsel for Defendant John S. McCain~ positioned identically so, in their alleged
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fraud, has concurred, a solely "private person" action. That action is however, in this
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case, taken and executed under autho*ity derived from the Arizona statutes of 'fitle
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16 (ARS) and as held by the Supreme tourt (by reference to page 2, lines 11-22 of
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this reply) are actions taken under the color of law as prescribed by 42 USC @ 1983,
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9 1985. That action, giving rise to a charge in employment classification at a future


10 date, illegally, does not negate the ear~er action nor change the factual
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11 circumstances of that action, nor the niature of this instant case.


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13 DOES DEFENDANT B.O. MEAN EXACTLY WHAT HE SAYS?


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Defendant B.O., January 11, 2009; "Obviously we're going to be looking at


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past practices and I don't believe that tnybody is above the law." Also "That doesn't
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mean that if somebody has blatantly btoken the law, that doesn't mean they are
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above the law." Plaintiff asks what dods Defendant mean?


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Plaintiff inserts by reference he~e, docket #4, paragraph 56 through 64.
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20 THE LEGAL CONUNDRfw OF "STANDING" AND


21 THE PERIfECT CRIME
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23 It is apparent that if anyone, ei~her alone or by conspiracy, can manage to


perpetrate a fraud upon everyone, the4 the perpetrator{s) is {are) legally insulated
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from prosecution for that fraud in a citil action by "standing", by anyone of the
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victims; everyone that is victim of thatlfraud is harmed generally and their grievance
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is generally available to everyone (Ot gtnerally unavailable by the doctrine of


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standing); because none of the victims Fan ever obtain "standing" due to a lack of
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1 individualized and or particularized injUry caused by that fraud; if that fraud
2 violated the victims rights, then the dqctrine of standing can be used to violate the
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3 victims rights completely.

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Plaintiff has filed a proper com)j>laint for the legal action initiated against two
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private persons for the allegation of a fraud perpetrated, which Plaintiff alleges is
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8 the causal action of the resultant unla-{vful abridgment and deprivation of his
9 Constitutional and federally protected rights by two private persons acting under the
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10 color of Arizona State statutes at Titl116 of the ARS.. Plaintiff has properly served
11 the court issued summons and all pert~nent documents to the Defendants named in
12 this action in accordance with the app~opriate rules of procedure and in a timely
fashion for each. Plaintiff has filed with the Clerk of this Honorable Court the
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required proof of service and certificat~s of service, respectively for same, as is
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reflected in the Court record for this ahion.


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Plaintiff asserts that pursuant + FRCiv.P Rule 8(e) "Pleadings must be
construed so as to do justice.", and Plartiff further asserts that "to do justice" in this
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instant case there can be no other way to construe this action than in the manor
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18 consistent with that intended filing of fhe complaint which is described in the
19 foregoing.
20 Plaintiff asserts that opposing counsels' citation of a statement, taken out of
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21 context, that is in fact, a statement ofl a hypothetical progressional fact, based on a


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22 speculated finding, residing in the body of a responsive memorandum, hardly has the

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effect of changing the requested reliefj1in this action nor the true nature of Plaintiff's
proper pleading filed for action agains two private person Defendants acting under
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the color of law, authorized by Arizon statutes.
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Plaintiff asserts that the untim~ly filing, by a prohibited counsel, for the
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Defendant B.O. must not have any ef~ective action in this matter before this
27 Honorable Court and must be stricke~ from the record with the stipulation that
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1 any further filings in this case before t~s Honorable Court on behalf of Defendant
2 B.O. be made in propria persona or bylproperly obtained counsel.

3 The substantial prima facia eviqence of the alleged fraud (doc. #4,
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paragraph 31) presented in this reply ~nd attached exhibits, Plaintiff asserts, meets
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or exceeds the civil action bar of certafty for a finding of guilty on that allegation,
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and further, that finding provides for 1he impetuous finding of guilty for the
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remaining allegations in the Plaintiff's lamended complaint.
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Whereby, requested here, nunc pro tunc, is Plaintiff's request of this
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8 Honorable Court for the entrance of dpe. #26 (Plaintiff's 2nd request for default
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9 judgment) pursuant to FRCiv.P Rule 55 (b)(l) as is consistent with the law.


10 Respectfully submitted to this
11 Honorable Court and
12 the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver

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in propria persona
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Clark Hamblin, Plaintiff
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12406 N. 130th Lane
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El Mirage, Arizona 85335
18 Phone: 623-972-5213
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20 CERTIFICArrE OF SERVICE
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22 I, Clark Hamblin, Plaintiff, in ~ropria Persona, do certify that I have filed

23 with the Honorable Court in this matt~r, the original and one copy of the attached
documents by personally delivering safe to the Cerk of said Court on theglf-zr-
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day of July, 2009. I further certify that I have personally mailed copies of the ~
cla~s mail through the V.S.P.S. on the;:<If ....day
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afore mentioned documents, by 1st
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of July, 2009, mailed to: I

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1 Barack Obama
2 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.

3 Washington, D.C. 20500


Defendant
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Tony West, Ass. A.G. Civil Div.
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Timothy P. Garren, Dir, Torts Branch
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Mary Hampton Mason, Sen. Trial Counsel,
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Torts Branch
9 Andrew D. Silverman, Trial Att., Torts
10 Branch, Civ.Div.
11 United States Department of Justice
12 P.O. Box 7146

13 Ben Franklin Station


Washington, D.C. 20044
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Steptoe and Johnson, lie
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Notiff; David J. Bodney
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Arron J. Lockwood
18 Collier Center
19 201 East Washington Street
20 Suit 1600
21 Phoenix, Arizona85004-2382
22 Attornrys for Defendant, John S.McMcCain

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In Propria Persona
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thi~1 day ofJuly, 2009
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Date:
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EI Mirage, Arizona 85335
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ATTACHMENTS Tq PLAINTIFF"S REPLY TO
BARACK OB1MA'S OPPOSITION
TO PLAINTIFF'S SECOND MOTION
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FOR DEFAUILT JUDGMENT

CV 09-00110-PHX-ROS
before the Hono~able Roslyn O. Silver
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List and attachments (listed as exhibits A - G )

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LIST OF ATTACHME~S(AS EXHIBITS A - )
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A: Defendat B.O.'s ARS 16-242 I

B: DO) Civil Rights Division website Itint out


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C: Bill Thompson's "eyeonbooks".com. i

D: "barackobama.com/about/" websit~ printout


E:SR-511 I

F: "fightthesmears.com/articles/5/birt~certifica te" website printout


G:. FactCheck.org.Does Barack Obamt have Kenyan citizenship? website
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ATTACHMENTS TO PLAINTIFF"S REPLY TO
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BARACK OBA[MA'S OPPOSITION
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TO PLAINTIFF'~ SECOND MOTION


FOR DEFAmT JUDGMENT

CV 09-00410-PHX-ROS
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before the Hono~able Roslyn O. Silver
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List and attaChment (listed as exhibits A - G)

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LIST OF ATTACHME:rrS (AS EXHIBITS A - )
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A: Defendat B.O.'s ARS 16-242 I

B: DO) Civil Rights Division website drint out


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C: Bill Thompson's "eyeonbooks".com.1


D: "barackobama.com/about/" websit1 printout
E:SR-511 :
F: "fightthesmears.com/articles/5 /birt~certificate" website printout
G: FactCheck.org.Does Barack Obaml have Kenyan citizenship? website
printout

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ATIACHMENTS T~ PLAINTIFF"S REP!.Y TO
BARACK OBAMA'S OPPOSITION
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TO PLAINTIFF1S SECOND MOTION


FOR DEFAUlT JUDGMENT

CV 09-0041 O-PHX-ROS
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before the Honoiable Roslyn O. Silver


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List and attaChmenis (listed as exhibits A - G)

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LIST OF ATTACHMErfTS (AS EXHIBITS A - )

A: Defendat B.O.'s ARS 16-242


B: DO] Civil Rights Division website Print out
C: Bill Thompson's "eyeonbooks".com.1
D: "barackobama.com/about/" websitJ printout
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E:SR-511 I

F: "fightthesmears.com/articles/5/birt~certificate" website printout


G: FactCheck.org.Does Barack Obama have Kenyan citizenship? website
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ATTACHMENTS T<p PLAINTIFF"S REPLY TO
BARACK OB4MA'S OPPOSITION
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TO PLAINTIFF!S SECOND MOTION


FOR DEFAlfT JUDGMENT

CV 09-00110-PHX-ROS
before the Honotable Roslyn o. Silver

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liST OF ATTACHMENTS (AS EXHIBITS A - )

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A: Defendat B.O.'s ARS 16-242 I

B: DOJ Civil Rights Division website Jrint out


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C: Bill Thompson's "eyeonbooks".com.1


D: "barackobama.com/aboutl" websit~ printout
E: SR- 511
F: "fightthesmears.com/articles/5/birt~certificate" website printout
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G: FactCheck.org.Does Barack Obamf have Kenyan citizenship? website
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ATTACHMENTS TC!> PLAINTIFF"S REPLY TO
BARACK OB4MA'S OPPOSITION
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TO PLAINTIFF1S SECOND MOTION


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FOR DEFAUl.T JUDGMENT

CV 09-0041 O-PHX-ROS
before the Honotable Roslyn O. Silver
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List and attachmen~s (listed as exhibits A - G )

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LIST OF ATTACHMErrS (AS EXHIBITS A - )


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A: Defendat RO.'s ARS 16-242


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B: DOJ Civil Rights Division website print out


C: Bill Thompson's "eyeonbooks".com.1
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D: "barackobama.com/aboutl" websit~ printout


E:SR-511 I

F: "fightthesmears.com/articles/5/birthcertificate" website printout


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G: FactCheck.org.Does Barack Obam~ have Kenyan citizenship? website


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KEN BENNETT ,

SECRETAliy OF STATE
OF AbzONA

The foregoing document is a c~mplete, true and correct


copy of the document filed witlh the Secretary of State.

Ken Bennett, Arizona Secretary of State


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Date tt· I 7 . {) 0;

State Capitol: 1700 W Was~ington Street, 7 Floor


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Phoenix, AZ 85007-2888
Telephone (602) 542-868~ Fax (602) 542-6172
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RE 'EIVED
STATE OF +NA SECRE RY OF STATE
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PRESIDENTIAL PREFE~ENCE ELECTION
CANDIDATE NOMIN~ION PAPER'
(A,R.S. § 16- .2)
r FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
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You are hereby notified that I, Barack dbama


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am seeking nomination as a candidate for the officf of President of the United States from the
Democratic P~rtYI at the Presidential Preference Election
to be held on the 5th day of February 2008.

I am a natural born citizen of the United St~tes, am at least thirty-five years of age, and
have been a resident wIthin the United States for at I~ast fourteen years.

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5046 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615
Candidate's actual residence address or description ofpf-Of-r-eS-id-e-nC-e-(c-ity-o-r-to-w-n)----(Z-iP-)-

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Candidate's Post Office Address I (city or town) (zip)

Candidate's Arizona committee information:

Chairman's
Name Don Bivens

2910 North Centr~l Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85012


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(number and street)

Telephone 602-298-4200
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SECRETARY Of STATE
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a registered voter in the state in which I resi3001 DEC 13 PM 3= Gt
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~Iam ) a member of the pOliti<11 party from which I am running as a

Dlamnot candidate for the office rf President of the United States.

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that all the infJmatiOn in this Nomination Paper is true, that
as to these and all other qualifications, I am qualifie~ to hold the office that I seek, having fulfilled
the United States constitutional requirements for holding said office. I further swear (or affirm) that

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I have fulfilled Arizona's statutory requirement for Plcl.!.cing my name on its ~reSi ntial Preference
Election ballot.
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CANDIDATE SIG ~TURE

Subscnbed AND SWORN to (or affirmed) before me this I 30 ~o\ day of N ~ \/ (3- (VI B fR 20 7
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My Co~mission Expires: '"3 ...... 1/ - 2. 0 f 0
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File with:

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A. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Jf 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §2000e, ~~., prohibits
discrimination in employment on t~e basis of race, sex, national origin and religion. It also is unlawful
under the Act for an employer to t$ke retaliatory action against any individual for opposing employment
practices made unlawful by Title "111 or for filing a discrimination charge or for testifying or assisting or
participating in an investigation, pr'pceeding, or hearing under Title VII.

a. Who is responsible for enforting Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

A. The,c,' L,'"·'-" . ,·.'),... ·I.·,,,..


I
1,s;g11(EEOC) enforces Title VII against private employers
and the Employment litigation Seftion, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice enfonces Title
VII against state and local government employers. However, individuals who believe that they have been
victims by any employer of disCri~ination prohibited by Title VII must file a charge of diScrimination with
the EEOC in order to protect their rights. The EEOC is responsible for investigating individual charges of
discrimination alleging a violation tf Title VII.

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a. What is Title I of the Americars with Disabilities Act?
!
A. Title I of the Americans with Di~abilities Act of 1990 (the "ADA"), as amended, 42 U.S.C. §12111, ~
~., prohibits discrimination in el1)ployment against a qualified individual with a disability because of the
disability. It also is unlawful under ~he Act for an employer to take retaliatory action against any individual
for opposing employment practice\; made unlawful by the ADA or for filing a discrimination charge or for
testifying or assisting or participatipg in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under the ADA. Title I of
the ADA designates the VL. as Ithe federal agency PrimarilY. re .., .s.ponsible for investi g.atin,g in.diV,,idua,l
charges of discrimination under th19 Act. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in
c:
employment in violation of the ADof', you should contact the t()L. The f~.I1J'·r.ca;1;·.VJ'tt:LQ:.?9r)'LIIE!§!'Cl
Home Page contains useful inforlation about the entire ADA, as does the following number: 1-800-514-
0301; 1-800-514-0383 (TOO).

a.Who is responsible for enfor4ing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act?

A. T h e ' ! .' .' '0 (EEOC) enfonces Title I of the ADA against private
employers andr" r ".... ..... , .. I .. .. ,Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice enforces
Title I of the ADA against state anlJlocal government employers. Title I of the ADA designates theiCE.Qt<
as the federal agency primarily re~ponsible for investigating individual charges of discrimination under the
Act. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in employment by any employer in violation
of the ADA, you should contact th+ • • •. The,'F,c,,, ,.• ,t' Li.·c<,i·t!Crj\c;j Home Page contains
useful infonnation about the entirEj ADA, as does the following number: 1-800-514-0301; 1-800-514-0383
(TOO) ..

Q. What can an individual do if l/he believes that s1he has been discriminated against in
employment in violation of TitleTvlI?

A. That individual should contact t~e


....•. ' " L • • • • • ", C)lkC,,,,itY(>",O",,s§,gn (EEOC) to find out
whether slhe may file a charge. Congress has designated the EE')C; as the federal agency responsible
for investigating individual chargei of discrimination under Title VII. Individuals who are federal
employees, or applicants for emplbyment with a federal agency, must file a charge with the equal
opportunity office of the federal ag~ncy.

Q. What is the relationship b e . n the f;:f;qc and the U.S. Department of Justice?

A. If the! f:iY" after investigating Ia charge of employment discrimination filed against a state or local
government employer under Title YII, or the Americans with Disabilities Act detennines that there is
reasonable cause to believe a violation of the law has occurred and conciliation efforts are unsuccessful,
the LEY. will then refer the char~e to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice will either
initiate litigation on the charge or i$sue a notice of right to sue to the charging party, which entitles the
charging party to file his or her owr lawsuit in court.

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Q. Is there a time limit inVOlvedtth respect to filing a charge of discrimination with the ~~.Qs;;,
under Title VII?

A. Yes. Title VII imposes time limi s for the filing of charges of discrimination. The '=1;(:'(( can provide you
with further information on this sutjject In most instances, a charge must be filed within 300 days of the
act of discrimination. In some stat$s the charge must be filed within 180 days of the act of discrimination.

Q. If I have filed a charge withje J;.fQC: and want a notice of right to sue, which agency will issue
it to me?

A. The Employment litigation S ion, through its right to sue unit, issues notices of right to sue
requested by charging parties, up¢n receipt of appropriate documentation from the fE;.Q<:;, on charges

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that have been filed with the L,ot against state and local government employers under Title VII and the
Americans with Disabilities Act, eJkept in those instances in which the Lf:[eJ\; has dismissed th~
If the charge has been filed again1t a private employer or a union, only the tIQG has authority\

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notice of right to sue. Also, only thJ [fe), has authority to issue a notice of right to sue under the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act ff 1967, regardless of whether the respondent named in the charge is
a state or local government emplo~er or a private employer or a union. If you have filed a charge under
Title VII or the Americans with Dis~bilities Act against a state or local government employer and want a
notice of right to sue, you may make your request in writing either to the office of the £:[Q(; where
filed the charge or to the EmPloym~ litigation Section. Also see,
I .

Q.I do not believe that the EEOCI' properly investigated my charge of discrimination, can the
Department of Justice help me?,
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A. No. The Department of Justice without authority to review the manner in which the EEOC conducts
its investigations or to intervene bE1fore the EEOC on behalf of an individual. If you believe that the EEOC
did not properly investigate your cryarge, you may wish to contact:
I
Director, Office of Field Maragement Programs

Equal Employment Opportilinity


,
Commission

1801 L Street, NW Room $023

Washington, D.C. 20507

Q. How can an individual who wlmts to file a private suit retain an attorney to represent himself or
herself? I

A, The local ,i ')C office and the 40urts often maintain lists of attorneys who handle cases involving
emPIOym~::::~~n~:~;·a~~~~ :~r:S:~t~:i;ing names of attorneys is the L8viLelLQ.ffJ[Cil!

I
Q. Can the Department of Justic~ assist an individual who alleges that s/he has been improperly
represented by a private attorner?

A. No. Individuals who believe tha1 they have been improperly represented by a private attorney may
want to bring their concerns to the jattention of the','c"c ·,tcc' in their area.

Q. What if an individual would Ii~e to file a private lawsuit but cannot afford to pay for one?

A. That individual may want to con~act a to find out whether that agency can be of
any assistance. i

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Q. I disagree with the way the c~urt handled my case; can the Department of Justice help me?

A. No. The courts are part of the iJdicial branch of the federal government and they are separate from
the executive branch of which the pepartment of Justice is a part. We do not have authority to review the
decision making process of the feqeral courts or to intervene before them on behalf of an individual.

Q. Can the Department of JUsti! assist an individual with a discrimination complaint that the
individual may have against a f deral employer?

A. No. Congress has not given th Department of Justice authority to pursue charges of employment
discrimination against departmentior agencies of the federal government The procedure for filing a
charge of employment discriminati n against a department or agency ofthe federal government is to
contact an equal employment opp rtunity officer at that agency who is authorized to receive and
investigate such a charge. The pe sonnel office at the agency in question can provide you with further
information about filing a charge 0 employment discrimination.
!

Q. Who is responsible for handling employment discrimination complaints related to an


individual's immigration or citiz nship? status?

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From: "Bill Thompson's Eye on Books" <eyeOnbooks;:LmaiI.COm>


To: "Clark Hamblin" <edwardhawkwind@cox.net> ~
Sent: Wednesday, April 01,20094:34 PM I

Subject: Re: document request


Mr. Hamblin, I

If you have a copy of the transcript from my website,~.lI\\_::\,~jC(\1}b().!)i<5.C(1.\11(as you obviously


do), and if you have downloaded a copy ofthe audio mterview, which I also assume you did,
then you have everything I have. I

I had no contact with Mr. Obama before the day of the ~terview, and have had none with him
since that day. There was no paperwork associated wi~ the interview (correspondence, releases,
etc). It was arranged through phone calls with the pub$city department of his publisher.

Hope that helps you.

Bill Thompson

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Clark Hamblin <""\J~lar(jh_(!.\":,~\\.'_iD.s.L\L~~(X,~:L1Cl>wrote:


Dear Mr. Thompson, I have a Fedemllaw suit filed iIn the District Court for the District of
Arizona, in which Barack Obama is a Defendant. I ain asking you this first to avoid a
subpoena, and hope you will comply with my reque~ for certified copies of any and all papers,
documents, registrations, releases, and, or correspon41ence in connection with the authorized
publication oftranscripts or audios of the interview JOu had with Mr. Obama on 8/9/1995.
This is to be filed with the Court as evidence in caseino. CV 09-00410-PHX-ROS. Let me
thank you in advance for your cooperation in this m~tter. Please email me with a response and
any requirements you have of me to fulfIll this reque~t. Respectfully. Clark Hamblin, Pro Se
litigant .

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An autnorized.traMaipl:
of an Eye on Books
author interview.

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All rights reserved. You may Quote
from, or reproduce, this transcript as
long as you credit EYE ON BOOKS.

Barack Obama "Dreams From My Father"


Interview reco1ed 8J9I1995
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ents divorced when he was just two years old.1 Obama has said his father was little more
than a myth to him, at the time of the elder Obama's death in 1982. Just before he went
off to law school, Obama traveled to Kenya to Ileam more about his father, and to try and
put perspective on his mixed-race heritage. T~e result was his book "Dreams From My
Father," first published in 1995. That's when Ere on Books talked with him:

EYE ON BOOKS: Why did you write this bookr


BARACK OBAMA: My father is a blaekAfri::an. ~ a blackAfl'ican. My mather is awhileAl'nelt-
can. He came to the States to study, right after [th~] independence of Kenya, and was part of that
first wave of Africans to travel to the west in searc~ of knowledge to bring back to post-indepen-
dence Africa. My mother came from small towns i~ Kansas (my grandfather on my mother's side
was a traveling salesman for a long time). And so!they came from very different backgrounds.

They came together during the civil rights movem~nt - although they weren't active, I think they
were swept up in the spirit of integrationist Americit and the dream of Dr. King, and the optimism
and the idealism of the Kennedys - and ended u~ separating shortly thereafter. So the book is
really me trying to understand what their lives we~ about, and thereby understand what my life
is about. !
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EOB: This is not the kind of book you Originall~ set out to write, though?
Obama~,No. I originally got the idea of writing a bqok while I was at Harvard Law School, where
I served as president of the Law Review. In listeni~g to a number of the debates going back and
forth about affirmative action and voting rights an~ all the controversies surrounding race issues
in the country, I thought that I might be able to ins,rt myself into the debate and hopefully clarify
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What I realized, though, was !hat the starling point for any insights I might have really had 10 do
with the story of my own family, and coming to terry,s with that multi-cultural heritage. teo
lie first
book, at least, that I needed to write was a book that came to terms with that divided heritage.

(exhibit C)
Barack pbama "Dreams From My Father"
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EOB: Is it then an oversimplification to say you had to get your own house in order, in
your mind, before you could work on the coun~ry's?
,

Obama: Well, I certainly think that you have to k~ow where you've been if you want to know
where you're going. For someone who comes out ~f a family and a background that's both black
and white, that's an especially important process ~hat one has to go through.
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We live in a land of strangers. Blacks and whites I don't know each other, they don't know their
stories very well. Within my own family, even in the best-meaning family, there's a tremendous
scope for misunderstanding, for suspicion, for fe~r. Until I understood what those fears were,
what those hopes were, and what those dreams ~ere, I think I was destined to - potentially, at
least - repeat some of the mistakes that my paren~s and grandparents had made.
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EOB: All of that, thirty years after Dr. King and the civil rights movement This seems al-
most incredible to me, at times, to think that iri thirty years, this is all the progress we've
been able to make?

Obama: Well, you know, it is frustrating, I think. i I talk a lot in the book about my attempts to
renew the dream that both of my parents had. I Worked as a community organizer in Chicago,
[and] was very active in low-income neighborho~s working on issues of crime and education
and employment, and seeing that in some ways ~rtain portions of the African-American com-
munity are doing as bad, if not worse, and recog~izing that my fate remained tied up with their
fates. That my individual salvation is not going to I come about without a collective salvation for
the country.

Unfortunately, I think that recognition requires tha. we make sacrifices, and this country has not
always been willing to make the sacrifices necess~ry to bring about a new day and a new age.
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EOB: Would this book properly be called an aitobiOgraPhY, though?

Obama: Well, you know, I have not been complet~ly comfortable with calling it an autobiogra-
phy. I get the image, when I talk about autobiographies, of famous generals writing about their
war exploits, or movie stars talking about their lov~ interests. Obviously, at the age of thirty-
three, when I finished writing it - I just turned thirtY-four - my experiences are only part of my
life, and I haven't achieved any closure yet, hopefi,ally. What I would describe it as is more of a
family history. I think it's an oral history, a narrativ~ of a family trying to understand itself, and
me as an African and an American tryiAg to ~nd my place in a divided society~

(exhibit C)
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MEET IheCANDIDATE

Meet Barack
EARLY YEARS

Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4th, 1961. His father,
Barack Obama Sr., was born and raised in a small village in Kenya,
where he grew up herding goals with his own father, who was a
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domestic servant to the British.

Barack's mother, Ann Dunham, grew up in smalI-town Kansas. Her MORE otl BARACK
father worked on oil rigs during the Depression, and then signed up
for World War II after Peart Harbor, where he marched across o obam~ Speeches
Europe in Patton's aony. Her mother went to work on a bomber I
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assembly line, and after the war, they studied on the G.!. Bill, bought
a house through the Federal Housing Program, and moved west to
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It was there, at the University of Hawaii, where Baraek's parents met. His mother was a s~udent there, and
his father had won a scholarship that allowed him to leave Kenya and pursue his dreams In America.

Barack's father eventually returned to Kenya, and Baraek grew up with his mother in H~i, and for a few
years in Indonesia. Later, he moved to New York, where he graduated from Columbia university in 1983.

THE COLLEGE YEARS

Remembering the values of empathy and service that his mother taught him, Sarack put I~ school and
corporate life on hotd aftercotlege and moved to Chicago in 1985, where he became a co,mmunily
organizer with a church-based group seeking to improve living conditions in poor neighbo\noods plagued
with crime and high unemployment. I
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The group had some success, but Berack had corne to realize that in order to truly imprOrthe lives of
people in that community and other communities, it would take not just a change at the I I level, but a
change in our laws and in our politics.

He went on to eam his law degree from Harvard in 1991, where he became the first Afri9n-American
president of the Harvard Law Review. Soon after, he returned to Chicago to practice as a Icivil rights lawyer TEXT HOPE TO 62262
and teach constitutional law. Finally, his advocacy work led him to run for the illinois state Senate, where
he served for eight years. In 2004, he became the third African American since Reconstruction to be
elected to the U.S. Senate.

POLIT1CAL CAREER
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It has been the rich and varied experiences of Barack Obama's life - growing up in d~ places with
people who had differing ideas - that haw animated his political journey. Amid the Partis~iP and
bickering of today's public debate, he still believes in the abHity to unite people around a ·tics of purpose
- a politics that puts solving the challenges of everyday Americans ahead of partisan Iation and
political gain. I
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In the IHinois Stale Senate, this meant working with both Democrats and Republicans t o : t working
families get ahead by creating programs like the state Earned Income T8J( Credit, which '-r three years

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provided over $100 million in tax cuts to families lIa"OSS the state. He also pushed throug~ an expansion of
eaI1y childhood education, and after a number of inmates on death row were found innoclmt, Senator
Obama wor1<ed wiIIllaw enforcement officials to require the videotaping of interrogations land confessions
in all capital cases.

In the U.S. Senate, he has focused on tackling the challenges of a globalized, 21 st centuty world wiIIl fresh
thinking and a politics that no longer selt1es for the lowest common denominator. His firstllaw was passed
wiIIl Republican Tom Cobum, a measure to rebuild trust in government by allowing evel}\ American to go
online and see how and where every dime of their tax dollars is spent. He has also been~e lead voice in
championing ethics reform that would root out Jack Abramoff-style corruption in Congres .

As a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Obama has fought to help lIIin is veterans get
the disability pay they were promised, while wor1<ing to prepare the VA for the return of thousands of
veterans who will need care after Iraq and Afghanistan. Recognizing the terrorislthreal P~Sed by weapons
of mass destruction, he traveled to Russia with Republican Dick Lugar to begin a new geheration of non-
proliferation efforts designed to find and secure deadly weapons around the world. And krowing the threat
we face to our economy and our security from America's addiction to oil, he's wor1<ing to ~ring auto
companies, unions, farmers, businesses and poliliclans of both parlies together to promo/e the greater use
of altemative fuels and higher fuel standards in our cars.

\l\lhether it's the poverty exposed by Katrina, the genocide in Darfur, or the role of faith in iour politics,
Barack Obama continues to speak out on the issues that will define America in the 21st tjentury. But above
all his accomplishments and experiences, he is most proud and grateful for his family. Hi~ wife, Michelle,
and his two daughters, Malia, 9, and Sasha, 6, live on Chicago's South Side.

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AUTHENTICATED~
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INFORMATION
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llOTH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S• RFSl 5.11.
~ that John Sidney McC,J, ill,
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is a natural born citizen.

IN THE SENATE OF TIJrE UNITED STATES


.A:PmL 10, FOO8
Mrs. MCCASKILL (for herself, Mr. LEAffi, Mr. OBA.~ Mr. COBURN, Mrs.
CLINTON, and Mr. WEBB) sUbmitte~ the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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Reported by Mr. LEAHY, !without amendment
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Considered and I agreed to

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RESOLUTION !

Recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural


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born citifen.

Whereas the Constitution of the IUnited States requires that,


to be eligible for the Office of the President, a person
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must be a "natural born Citizen" of the United States;


Whereas the term "natural borJ Citizen", as that term ap-
I

pears in Article II, Section ~, is not defined in the Con-


stitution of the United State+
Whereas there is no evidence Ofne intention of the Framers
or any Congress to limit the constitutional rights of chil-
dren born to Americans se .ng in the military nor to

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prevent those children fr01 serving as their country's
President; I
Whereas such limitations would Fe inconsistent with the pur-
pose and intent of the "natpral born Citizen" clause of
the Constitution of the U n~ted States, as evidenced by
,

the First· Congress's own st*ute defining the term "nat-


I
ural born Citizen"; I

Whereas the well-being of all eit~ens


of the United States is
preserved and enhanced by ~he men and women who are
assigned to serve our country. outside of our national bor-
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ders; I

Whereas previous presidential c~ndidates were born outside


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of the United States of America and were understood to


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FactCheck Archive The Rocky Mountain Nef.s has reported (below) that Barack Obama
Ask FactCheck Home "Holds both American anr Kenyan (since 1963) citizenship." Is this true?
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Entered Harvard law School in 1988, was elected the first African-American editor
Get the Feed of the Harvard Law Review. lie graduated magna cum laude in 1991.

Won two Grammys for Best $poken Word Albums for an autobiography in 1995
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Mother Ann Dunham died of iovarian cancer in 1995. Father Barael< Obama Sr. was
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killed in a car wreck in 1982.

Spent four years in his at

Is the fifth African-American


er's native country of Indonesia.

~ator in U.S. history


Is the first presidential candi~ate to come from Hawaii.

Favorite movies: "The Godfalner" (Parts I and II) and "Lawrence of Arabia."

In his early years he was kn~ as Barry.


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According to his memoirs, h~ admitted using alcohol, marijuana and cocaine in his
youth. I!

His first name comes from ttJb word that means "blessed by God' in Arabic.
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At his wife's suggestion, he quit smoking before his campaign to win the Democratic
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Holds both American and ~yan (since 1963) citizenship.


Named one of Time magazi~'S "100 most influential people in the world'iist in
2005 and 2007. I

Chosen as one of "10 peopl~ would change the world' by New Statesman magazine
(2005).

Source: biography.com , Intetnet Movie Database, Atlanta Joumal Constitution

A: No, He held both U.S" and Kenyan citizenship as a Child, but lost his Kenyan
citizenship automatically n his 21st birthday.

The Rocky Mountain Ne s did in fact run an online article asserting that
Barack Obama holds bot American and Kenyan citizenship. The article
was incorrect, and the pa er removed the item from the article and ran a
correction. The paper's . itor, John Temple, formally apologized for the
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http://www.factcheck.orglaskfactcheck/does_barack_otiama_have_kenyan_citizenship.html 1/26/2009

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FactCheck.org: Does Barack Obama have Kenyan citi~enship? Page 2 of 3

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colu~n
error in an Aug. 15, 200 column. Neither the correction nor the apology
has prevented the from circulating across the Internet as part of
the latest set of basele~ rumors that Obama is ineligible to run for
president. .

There was a grain of truth to what the Rocky Mountain News reported,
though understanding w~y requires a brief history lesson.

When Barack Obama Jr.1 was born on Aug. 4,1961, in Honolulu, Kenya
was a British colony, stillIpart of the United Kingdom's dwindling empire.
As a Kenyan native, Bar~ck Obama Sr. was a British subject whose
citizenship status was gqvemed by The British Nationality Act of 1948.
That same act governed Ithe status of Obama Sr.'s children:

British Nationality ~t of 1948 (part n, Section 5): Subject to the


provisions of this section, a person born after the commencement of
this Act shall be a citi:ten of the United Kingdom and Colonies by
descent ifhis father is la citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies
at the time of the b 4

In other words, at the ti~e of his birth, Barack Obama Jr. was both a U.S.
citizen (by virtue of being born in Hawaii) and a citizen of the United
Kingdom and Colonies (~r the UKC) by virtue of being born to a father
who was a citizen of the ~KC.

Obama's British citizenstlip was short-lived. On Dec. 12, 1963, Kenya


formally gained its inde~ndence from the United Kingdom. Chapter VI,
Section 87 of the Kenyary Constitution specifies that:

1. Every person who,1 having been born in Kenya, is on 11th


December, 1963 a ci''zen ofthe United Kingdom and Colonies or a
British protected pe on shall become a citizen of Kenya on 12th
December, 1963...
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2. Every person who,l.having been born outside Kenya, is on 11th
December, 1963 a cit(izen of the United Kingdom and Colonies or a
British protected person shall, if his father becomes, or would but for
his death have beco~e, a citizen of Kenya by virtue of subsection
(1), become acitizenlofKenya on 12th December, 1963.
,

As a citizen of the UKC ~ho was born in Kenya, Obama's father


automatically received Klnyan citizenship via subsection (1). So given
that Obama qualified for itizen of the UKC status at birth and given that
Obama's father became Kenyan citizen via subsection (1), it follows
that Obama did in fact h ve Kenyan citizenship after 1963. So The Rocky
Mountain News was at least partially correct.
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But the paper failed to note that the Kenyan Constitution prohibits dual
citizenship for adults. Ke~ya recognizes dual citizenship for children, but
Kenya's Constitution spe~ifies that at age 21, Kenyan citizens who
possesses citizenship in ~ore than one country automatically lose their
Kenyan citizenship unless they formally renounce any non-Kenyan
citizenship and swear an loath of allegiance to Kenya.

Since Sen. Obama has Tither renounced his U.S. citizenship nor sworn
an oath of allegiance to enya, his Kenyan citizenship automatically
expired on Aug. 4,1982.
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r • FactCheck.org: Does Barack Obama have Kenyan cititenship? Page 3 of3

- Joe Miller

Sources
Rocky Mountain News Staff. i'Things You Might Not Know About Barack
Obama." 6 August 2007. The Rocky Mountain News. 24 August 2008.

Temple, John. "8-word Gaffe: Ripples Across Web." 15 August 2007. The
Rocky Mountain News. 24 Aug$st 2008.
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The British Nationality Actj 1948. 1948. 24 August 2008.
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"The Constitution of Kenya.t 1963 (revised, 2001). The Parliament of
Kenya. 24 August 2008. I

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