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Obama also suggested that Trump could be lumped in with "side shows and carnival barkers," and he used his appearance at the White House Correspondents Dinner to mock Trump, who was sitting in the audience glowering. Despite that, Trump tried to stoke the "birther" issue anew Monday, saying on MSNBC: "Whether or not he was born here, you know, to me it means something. I guess it doesn't mean a lot to a lot of people. To me it happens to mean something." So far, only Gingrich, a former House speaker, has committed to attend the Dec. 27 debate. Huntsman said he wouldn't be there. "I'm not going to kiss his ring and I'm not going to kiss any other part of his anatomy," he said. "This is exactly what is wrong with politics. It's show business over substance," Huntsman said on Fox News. Paul also planned to skip it, telling CNN that he didn't understand why candidates were seeking Trump's support. "I didn't know he had the ability to lay on hands and anoint people," Paul said. Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota have met with Trump. Businessman Herman Cain, who ended his campaign on Saturday, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin also visited with him.
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