Obama's grandmother dies a day before election
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081104/capt.ec3f10f33338419390f90c9f93ad9849.obama_2008_nccb101.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=Tvncqr1fk7MWrQIKmOughQ--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. wipes a tear as he talks about his grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, at a rally in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. Obama's grandmother, who helped raise him, died peaceably in her sleep Obama announced Monday, one day before the election. She was 86. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081104/ap_on_el_pr/obama_grandmother)AP - Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced Monday, one day before the election. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86.</p><br clear="all"/>
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