President Barack Obama has appealed for public support to push Congress to avert an unprecedented default on America’s national debt as politicians worked on dual tracks to reach an elusive deal.

Jim Kuhnhenn reports on the reasons behind making the president’s birth certificate public

THE White House released the long form of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate in an extraordinary step in reaction to renewed questions from critics about whether he was born in the United States.

President Barack Obama ordered a full version of his birth certificate to be made public today in response to needling questions about whether he was really born in the US.

US President-elect Barack Obama sought to bring some relief to Americans anxious about their economic futures, outlining a plan to create 2.5 million jobs with public works programmes that will rebuild roads and bridges, modernise schools and create alternative energy sources.

BARACK Obama’s sprint to the Democratic nomination received another boost yesterday as three more superdelegates pledged their support, including one who dropped his backing for Hillary Clinton’s faltering White House bid.

Two more Democratic superdelegates were set to endorse presidential candidate Barack Obama today as he moved closer to clinching the party’s presidential nomination.