(Photo) Tax activist's ad challenges Obama's eligibility for office

The Tribune examines allegations about president-elect's 'natural born citizen' status

By Sara Olkon and James Janega | Tribune reporters

December 3, 2008

The Obama campaign provided this birth certificate, showing Barack Obama was born in Hawaii.

An anti-tax activist from upstate New York who is questioning whether President-electBarack Obama is a "natural born citizen" eligible for the nation's top job said Tuesday that his non-profit group spent "tens of thousands of dollars" to get his message across in ads in the Chicago Tribune this week.

Robert L. Schulz, 69, chairman of We The People Foundation, took out ads Monday and Wednesday to raise questions about whether Obama's Hawaii certificate of live birth is authentic.

The ads echo accusations circulated online by some Obama opponents before the election. Cases challenging Obama's citizenship have been tossed out of courts in several states, and Hawaiian officials have vouched for the authenticity of Obama's birth certificate, which is locked in a state vault. The Obama campaign likewise has always dismissed the accusations.

Nevertheless, some critics remain dubious.

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