Obama's grandmother dies

Published: 4 November 2008 y., Tuesday

On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, a bittersweet appearance in Charlotte, North Carolina, for Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

 

Madelyn Dunham - died at her home in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 86 - after a battle with cancer.

 

Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his wife Cindy offered their condolences to Obama and his family.

 

Šaltinis: Reuters
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