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The 'Birthers' Began on the Left
Investigating the roots of the Obama birthplace conspiracy theory, Wingnuts author John Avlon uncovers the first Birther—and finds she’s a Hillary Clinton supporter also implicated in Dan Rather’s exit from CBS.
John Avlon
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Feb. 7 2010
8:32PM EST
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