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reporter: president obama came before the american people to provide even more documentation that he was born in the u.s. and is thus constitutionally eligible for the position he holds. i was born in hawaii, august 4th, 1961 in kapiolani hospital. reporter: the birthers smear appears to have been hatched in an anonymous e-mail campaign in the spring of 2008. then senator obama responded by posting on his campaign website the certification of live birth that hawaii issues but for some that was not enough nor were the 1961 birth announcements in honolulu s major newspapers. the lie persisted. if i had some dna, it wouldn t assuage those who don t believe he was born here. reporter: their numbers have been growing. 43% of all americans say the president was either not born in the u.s. or they re not sure where he was born according to polls including two-thirds of republicans and almost half of independents. the president said polling did not prompt action, instead he cited how ....