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For the second time in recent months, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie has created a controversy in the state's Department of Health, which holds the key to outstanding questions about Barack Obama's birth. As WND reported, Abercrombie earlier created a stir by announcing plans to release additional information on Obama's birth from the state's archives, but then failed to follow through. Then last month, Abercrombie asked for the resignation of Dr. Neal Palafox, a well-respected physician he had chosen to replace Chiyome Fukino, who had served as guardian of Barack Obama's birth certificate when she was head of the Hawaii Department...

Abercrombie asked nominee to withdraw Doctor says he doesn’t know the reason for request January 29, 2011 HONOLULU (AP) - Gov. Neil Abercrombie's office said he asked Dr. Neal Palafox to withdraw his nomination to lead the state Department of Health, contradicting his administration's previous claim that Palafox withdrew himself. Abercrombie spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz confirmed it was the governor and not Palafox who asked for the withdrawal. Dela Cruz declined to discuss the reason for Palafox's abrupt departure, and Palafox has said he doesn't know what led to his Wednesday dismissal after a month as interim Health Department director.