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Grijalva gives immigration foe Lou Dobbs grief for airing ‘nonstory’ questioning Obama’s birth certificatePhoenix Business Journal - by Mike Sunnucks
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U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., is upset with CNN’s Lou Dobbs for airing segments on the legitimacy of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate.

Grijalva and Dobbs already disagree on the hot-button issue of immigration, with the Arizona Democrat favoring some kind of legal path or amnesty for illegal immigrants already in the U.S. and Dobbs taking a tougher approach.

Dobbs’ CNN show has aired segments focusing on Obama’s birth certificate, which shows the president was born in Hawaii. There has been speculation, especially on the Internet, questioning the validity of that document, with unsubstantiated rumors that Obama was not born in the U.S. and thus cannot legally serve as president.

Grijalva took the CNN host to task on Monday.

“It is disheartening to see a news network giving legitimacy to what should be a nonstory,â€