Sad: Obama’s Grandmother Dies

Some very sad election eve news: Barack Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham, has died of cancer at age 86. Dunham helped raise Obama and put him through school. She also worked as a vice president at The Bank of Hawaii. Two weeks ago, Obama took time away from the campaign trail...
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Some very sad election eve news: Barack Obama’s grandmother Madelyn Dunham, has died of cancer at age 86. Dunham helped raise Obama and put him through school. She also worked as a vice president at The Bank of Hawaii. Two weeks ago, Obama took time away from the campaign trail to visit her. She might not get to see history made tomorrow, but we’re sure she knew she helped play a large part in shaping it.

Kyle Munzenrieder

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