The White House released Barack H Obama’s birth certificate, which showed that he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. President  Obama expressed puzzlement that some people continue to believe he is not a U.S. citizen, a rumor he said has been fueled by “side shows and carnival barkers,We do not have time for this silliness. We’ve got better stuff to do. I’ve got better stuff to do. We’ve got big problems to solve.” The president will nominate CIA Director Leon Panetta as secretary of defense in a series of national security shifts that will also place Gen. David Petraeus to  the CIA.