Released today, the transcript indicates that Obama, under the name Barry Soetoro, received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia as an undergraduate at the school.

The transcript was  released by Occidental College in compliance with a court order in a suit  brought by the group in the Superior Court of California. The transcript  shows that Obama (Soetoro) applied for financial aid and was awarded a  fellowship for foreign students from the Fulbright Foundation Scholarship  program. To qualify, for the scholarship, a student must claim foreign citizenship. This document would seem to provide the smoking gun that many of Obama's detractors have been seeking. Along with the evidence that he was  first born in Kenya and there is no record of him ever applying for US  citizenship, this is looking pretty grim.

The news has created a firestorm at the White House as the release casts increasing doubt about Obama's  legitimacy and qualification to serve as president. When reached for comment  in London , where he has been in meetings with British Prime Minister Gordon  Brown, Obama smiled but refused comment on the issue.

 Britain's Daily Mail has also carried the story in a front-page article
 titled, "Obama Eligibility Questioned," leading some to speculate that the
 story may overshadow economic issues on Obama's first official visit to the U.K.

 In a related matter, under growing pressure from several groups, Justice
 Antonin Scalia announced that the Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear  arguments concerning Obama's legal eligibility to serve as President in a  case brought by Leo Donofrio of New Jersey . This lawsuit claims Obama's  dual citizenship disqualified him from serving as president. Donofrio's case  is just one of 18 suits brought by citizens demanding proof of Obama's  citizenship or qualification to serve as president.

 Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation has released the results  of their investigation of Obama's campaign spending. This study estimates  that Obama has spent upwards of $950,000 in campaign funds in the past year  with eleven law firms in 12 states for legal resources to block disclosure  of any of his personal records. Mr. Kreep indicated that the investigation  is still ongoing but that the final report will be provided to the U.S.  attorney general, Eric Holder. Mr. Holder has refused to comment on the matter.