A candidate for Kansas secretary of state says President Barack Obama could end questions about his citizenship with more disclosure.

Republican Kris Kobach says he's not doubting Obama is a U.S. citizen, but thinks questions are fair if Obama doesn't produce a detailed birth certificate.

Kobach made those comments at an event Thursday evening in Overland Park in response to a question. His campaign spokesman said Friday the issue comes up regularly.

Similar comments by Republican candidate Tracey Mann have created a furor in the 1st Congressional District GOP primary, however. Mann has lost two newspaper endorsements over it.

Mann's spokesman told the Hutchinson News he "misspoke" during a recent radio appearance and doesn't doubt the president's citizenship.
     
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