Obama Grandmother

President Obama's Grandmother Powers Home With Solar Energy

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green


On Thursday, Greenpeace volunteers installed solar panels atop of the roof of President Obama's Step-Grandmother, Mama Sarah's home and on the roof of...

Marian Robinson, Obama Grandmother, Discusses "Wonderful" Life In The White House: Sasha, Malia Growing Up So "Grandma Is Beginning To Feel Left Out" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 08.23.2009 | Style


Marian Robinson, the nation's Grandmother-in-Chief, has opened up recently about what her life is like at the White House. Despite Ms. Robinson's ini...

Obama's Grandmother In Kenya Argued Over By Christians, Muslims

The Telegraph | Nick Meo | Posted 05.25.2009 | World


Barack Obama's 87-year-old step-grandmother has become the subject of a tug-of-war between Muslims and Christians in Kenya. ...

Parenting With Grandparents: The Michelle Obama Way

New York Magazine | Katie Roiphe | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living


One of the most appealing things about Michelle Obama is her closeness to her mother. Some people might think it is strange or even pathological to br...

Sarah Obama, Barack's Kenyan Grandmother, Heads To Washington With Gifts

AFP | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


Sarah Obama, Barack Obama's Kenyan, paternal grandmother, will soon arrive in Washington DC for her grandson's inauguration on January 20. The AFP re...

To Grandmother's White House We Go

Amy Goyer | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living


Amy Goyer

And now it's official: The White House will have a First Grandmother. The Obama transition team confirmed this afternoon that 71-year-old Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, will move into the White House.

Grandma's in the House

Cheryl Saban | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living


Cheryl Saban

For the new First Family, having Grandma in the house will be a comfort and source of both strength, and calm -- not only for the children, but for the President and First Lady as well.

In Praise of Grandmothers

Johann Hari | Posted 01.26.2009 | Living


Johann Hari

All year I write columns exposing people who threaten ordinary life, but I want now to describe the people who make that ordinary life worth living. For me, near the top slot would be one word: Gran.

Paparazzi Scoop Political Press On Obama Vacation

Politico | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics


For the second time in the first four days of Barack Obama's vacation, paparazzi have come away with more intimate pictures of the future president th...

Obama Scatters Grandmother's Ashes In Hawaii

Honolulu Advertiser | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics


President Elect Barack Obama spent much of today honoring the memory of the grandmother who raised him and then scattering her ashes at LÅna'i Lookou...

Obama Attends Memorial Service For Grandmother

AP | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics


HONOLULU — President-elect Barack Obama gathered with family and friends on Tuesday for a private memorial service for the beloved grandmother w...

White House Of Grannies: Obama, Biden, Clinton Mothers May Move To District

Washington Times | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


The transition to the Obama administration will affect all Americans, but especially Marian Robinson, Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden and Dorothy Rod...

Barack Obama's Late Grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, Remembered

AP | HERBERT A. SAMPLE | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics


HONOLULU — The late grandmother of President-elect Barack Obama was eulogized Friday as a strong, vibrant woman who was dedicated to her profess...

A Grandmother's Love

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 12.09.2008 | Living


Dr. Tian Dayton

The strange timing of Obama's grandmother's death underlines what a grandmother's love is really meant to do; which is to prepare a child for a world that she may never lay eyes on.

Gift Of Love: An Appreciation Of Obama's Relationship With His Grandmother

Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living


Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks

In an earlier post, we celebrated the relationship between Michelle and Barack Obama. Now, in honor of his grandmother's passing, we want to honor his...

Obama: Lesson Learned from Grandmother's Death

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 12.04.2008 | Living


Jamie Stiehm

How Obama dealt with the death of a loved one speaks volumes about his character. He told campaign aides the trip to see his grandmother in Hawaii was "non-negotiable."

Obama's Grandmother's Absentee Ballot Will Be Counted

ABC News | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


While Sen. Barack Obama's late grandmother Madelyn Dunham will not live to see the outcome of this historic election, her 2008 vote will count. Hawai...

Sam Stein

Obama On Grandmother And Campaign: "Bittersweet"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


In what was clearly a very difficult portion of his address Monday night in North Carolina, Barack Obama spoke for several minutes on this grandmother...

Obama's Grandmother Dies At Age 86

AP | HERBERT SAMPLE | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


***Scroll down to the bottom of this article see John and Cindy McCain's statement on the death of Barack Obama's grandmother:*** Barack Obama's gra...

Presidential Politics at the Heart of the Yellow Brick Road

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago


Karen Dalton-Beninato

There's still a sense of optimism running through the downstate city of Bloomington, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln spent much of his career as a young attorney.

Obama the grandson replaces Obama the candidate

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics


HONOLULU — Barack Obama, briefly a grandson instead of a candidate, spent some quiet family time Friday with the ailing woman who helped raise h...

Obama Arrives In Hawaii

ABC/NYT | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


From The New York Times: HONOLULU -- On a whirlwind trip back to Hawaii, Senator Barack Obama spent more than an hour visiting his ailing grandmother...

Obama On Grandmother Visit (VIDEO)

TPM/CBS | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


Talking Points Memo has footage from the CBS Early Show of Obama discussing his decision to take time off the campaign trail to visit his ailing grand...

Obama Leaving Campaign Trail To Be With His Sick Grandmother

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is canceling nearly all his campaign events Thursday and Friday to fly to...

Obama 'Ohana: Democratic Nominee Gets Warm Welcome In Hawaii

Kathy Harter | Posted 09.10.2008 | Home


Kathy Harter

It was part stump speech, part homecoming. It was probably also a necessity. His only other scheduled appearance is a fundraiser -- $2300 for the cheap seats and $10,000 per person for a private reception, out of reach for most of us and by invitation only.