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Obama’s grandmother dies of cancer in Hawaii
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s grandmother died of cancer, he said in a statement on Monday, a little more than a week after Obama interrupted the White House race to say goodbye to her in Hawaii.
“It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer,” Obama said in a joint statement with his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng. “She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility.”
Dunham helped raise Obama from the age of 10 while his mother was working in Indonesia, and Obama took an emotional 22-hour trip to Hawaii to visit her on October 23 and 24.
- 1. · This is so sad, if it had happened to any of the candidates it would be the same.
To have one day before one of the most important in your life and then to have someone so important to you die- devastating.
A man must learn to understand the motives of human beings, their illusions, and their sufferings. einstein
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