Obama Grandmother

President Obama's Grandmother Powers Home With Solar Energy

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

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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...

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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

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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...

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

The Telegraph | Nick Meo | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

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

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Parenting With Grandparents: The Michelle Obama Way

New York Magazine | Katie Roiphe | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living

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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...

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

AFP | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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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...

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To Grandmother's White House We Go

Amy Goyer | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living

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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.

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Grandma's in the House

Cheryl Saban | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living

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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.

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In Praise of Grandmothers

Johann Hari | Posted 01.26.2009 | Living

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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.

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Paparazzi Scoop Political Press On Obama Vacation

Politico | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics

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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...

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Obama Scatters Grandmother's Ashes In Hawaii

Honolulu Advertiser | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

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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...

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Obama Attends Memorial Service For Grandmother

AP | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

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

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

Washington Times | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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

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Barack Obama's Late Grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, Remembered

AP | HERBERT A. SAMPLE | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics

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

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A Grandmother's Love

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 12.09.2008 | Living

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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.

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

Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living

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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...

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Obama: Lesson Learned from Grandmother's Death

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 12.04.2008 | Living

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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."

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Obama's Grandmother's Absentee Ballot Will Be Counted

ABC News | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Obama On Grandmother And Campaign: "Bittersweet"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Obama's Grandmother Dies At Age 86

AP | HERBERT SAMPLE | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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***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...

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Presidential Politics at the Heart of the Yellow Brick Road

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago

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.

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Obama the grandson replaces Obama the candidate

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

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

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Obama Arrives In Hawaii

ABC/NYT | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Obama On Grandmother Visit (VIDEO)

TPM/CBS | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Obama Leaving Campaign Trail To Be With His Sick Grandmother

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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

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Obama 'Ohana: Democratic Nominee Gets Warm Welcome In Hawaii

Kathy Harter | Posted 09.10.2008 | Home

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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.

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