[bvw]

Dear Girl, those are allthe same AP article. Here is the germane portion of that AP copy:

State officials say there's no doubt Barack Obama was born in Hawaii.

Health Department Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino said Friday she and the registrar of vital statistics, Alvin Onaka, have personally verified that the health department holds Obama's original birth certificate.

The AP report's first line is not a statement supported by any official statement or they would have quoted that official. The best they could do was the second sentence -- that the officials hold Obama's original birth certificate. But the officials have not said anything more about that certificate they hold.

Google is nice, but it's not a intelligent and experienced human reading the article for what it actually means.

[GirlNextDoor]

Good points. Thank you, bvw.

I have things to learn for sure, but that 'FWIW' in my first post was meant. I found sources for the claim, but didn't venture so far as to say what the source was worth.