Topic: Madelyn Dunham

Madelyn Dunham

Honolulu resident Madelyn Dunham was the maternal grandmother of presidential candidate Barack Obama . Obama's Grandmother Has Broken Hip (October 21, 2008) Obama suspended his campaign at that time to be with her. Obama to visit sick grandmother in Hawaii (October 20 ...
Obama, family leaving snowy Chicago for holiday vacation in sunny HawaiiPresident-elect Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters will spend the holidays in the Hawaiian islands, trading frozen Lake Michigan for warmer waters. They are planning a beachside vacation with ...
Barack Obama's late grandmother remembered by friends and others as strong womanThe late grandmother of President-elect Barack Obama was eulogized Friday as a strong, vibrant woman who was dedicated to her profession and her family.About 150 friends, former co-workers and ...
Barack Obama lost the emotional anchor of his childhood yesterday, only hours before today's historic election, when the grandmother who raised him died of cancer.Madelyn Dunham, though she was too frail to travel, had tracked her grandson's campaign religiously ...
'She's gone home' _ Barack Obama's grandmother remembered as calm, assured, directedBarack Obama told millions watching him accept the Democratic nomination in Denver that his grandmother's influence on who he is and the way he views the world was ...
Madelyn Dunham, the grandmother who was the anchor in the life of the child that was Barack Obama, died today just hours before polling stations opened in America's historic election. "It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother ...
In a tragic twist to his White House campaign, Barack Obama announced on the eve of election day, that the grandmother who brought him up had died, aged 86.A tearful Obama, who stands on the historic threshold of becoming the first ...

He had 'special bond with his grandmother'

BARACK Obama is devastated by his grandmother's death, his family said today.. Mr Obama was told about the death in Hawaii last night of 86-year-old Madelyn Payne Dunham as he embarked on a final push in the battle for the White ...
US presidential front-runner Barack Obama suffered heartache Monday with the death of his grandmother, losing his last beloved link to the family who raised him, just hours from election day.A tearful Obama, who stands on the historic threshold of becoming the ...

Obama, McCain launch final day election blitz

White House front-runner Barack Obama and his comeback-seeking rival John McCain charged through decisive states in a frenetic final blitz Monday, on the eve of historic US elections. "We are one day away from changing the United States of America," Obama, 47 ...