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[FONT=Palatino,]An investigation into Indonesian citizenship law and a review of Obama's biography and travels suggest the Illinois senator at one point may have been a citizen of Indonesia. That would not necessarily disqualify Obama to run for president....[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=palatino, times new roman, georgia, times]
[FONT=Palatino,]A 2007 Associated Press photograph taken by Tatan Syuflana, an Indonesian AP reporter and photographer, surfaced last week on the Daylife.com photographic website showing an image of Obama's registration card at Indonesia's Fransiskus Assisi school, a Catholic institution.[/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Palatino,]In the picture, Obama is registered under the name Barry Soetoro by his stepfather, Lolo Soetoro. The school card lists Barry Soetoro as a Indonesian citizen born Aug. 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His religion is listed as Muslim.[/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Palatino,]Jack Stokes, manager of media relations for the AP, confirmed to WND the picture is indeed an AP photo....[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=palatino, times new roman, georgia, times]
[FONT=Palatino,]Indonesian law at the time also did not recognize dual citizenship, meaning if Obama became Indonesian, then as far as that country was concerned, his U.S. citizenship was no longer recognized by Indonesia. But U.S. law would still recognize Obama as an American citizen....[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=palatino, times new roman, georgia, times]
[FONT=Palatino,]If Obama indeed possessed Indonesian citizenship as a child, it is unlikely he retains such citizenship. The country's bylaws require any Indonesian citizen living abroad for more than five years to formally declare his intention to return, otherwise risk losing his citizenship status....[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=palatino, times new roman, georgia, times]
[FONT=Palatino,]Obama's registration in Indonesia under the name "Barry Soetoro" also raises questions as to whether he adopted that name in the U.S. at any time. According to Illinois state filings, when Obama registered as an attorney in 1991, under the name Barack Obama, he stated he did not have any former names.[/FONT][/FONT]
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