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Guess Who’s Also a Natural Born Citizen?

His mother was a U.S. citizen at the time of his birth, though his father was not. Under U.S. law at the time, he was automatically a U.S. citizen. And according to the most widely-accepted interpretation of the U.S. Constitution’s “natural-born citizen” requirement, the populist, conservative leader is also eligible to run for President of the United States.

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75 Percent of Americans Think U.S. Government Is ‘Corrupt’

This isn’t just the cynicism of technophile citizens in the developed world. The number of Americans who view the government as corrupt is almost twice the number of Germans who believe their government is dirty. Residents of most developed European countries, in fact, have much more favorable views about corruption in their governments.

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CNN’s Chalian: Cruz Wrong, Citizenship Not ‘Settled Law’

Wednesday on CNN, network political director David Chalian discussed the potential controversy over Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, and his eligibility to be president of the United States. Chalian said that although Cruz would probably be

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Washington Post: Donald Trump’s Brilliant Ted Cruz Birther Strategy

Say what you will about Donald Trump, but the man is not stupid. Particularly when it comes to how to play the political game. Witness how he has injected the idea — that nominating Ted Cruz might be a dangerous thing for Republicans because of the fact that the Texas senator was born in Canada — into the daily narrative this week.

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Bill Kristol: Cruz Is Eligible, Trump Is Worried

Wednesday on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is bringing up questions about his rival Canada-born senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) eligibility to be president because Trump is “worried” about