Politics
Madelyn Dunham, who the candidate says was the ‘cornerstone of our family,’ dies of cancer at her home in Hawaii. She was 86.
Nov. 4, 2008
World & Nation
Sept. 16, 2014
He heads to Hawaii today to visit the woman he often speaks of in his speeches: Madelyn Dunham.
Oct. 23, 2008
Top of the Ticket
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Nov. 3, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama gathered with family and friends Tuesday for a private memorial service for the grandmother who helped raise him.
Dec. 24, 2008
Of the four people who helped shape young Barry Obama into the man who is running for president, only one is left.
Oct. 25, 2008
In a presidential race that has never lacked for drama, another riveting scene unfolded on the eve of the election as Barack Obama teared up before a crowd of 25,000 on a rain-drenched football field.
Even though Barack Obama’s grandmother died two days before election day, Hawaii election officials say they will count her absentee ballot.
Nov. 5, 2008
‘What I know is, my husband, Barack Obama, gets it.’
Opinion L.A.
April 19, 2011