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Obama suspends campaign to visit ailing grandmom

Barack Obama will suspend his campaigning for more than 36 hours this week to visit his grandmother Madelyn Dunham, who is gravely ill in Hawaii. Dunham, 85, all but raised Obama during his teenage years in Hawaii, and he has spoken of her often on the campaign trail. A campaign spokesman, Rob ....Read more

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Obama Not a US CitizenBy: Carlo Bandosi | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 15:09:52 PM Reply | Forward Perhaps he's going to try to find his birth certificate to prove he really is a US Citizenship. His grandmother may advise him to tell the truth - he was born in Kenya, was an Indonesian citizen when he went to school there and does not qualify to be a US president.

Obama CitizenshipBy: Carrie Meline | Thursday , 23 Oct '08 3:52:19 AM Reply | Forward Look, at this point in the campaign....he's more than a citizen. You are hateful and can't see the truth, change is needed.

correctionBy: KP | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 2:19:06 AM Reply | Forward Get it straight Indian Express...he didn't "suspend" his campaign, in fact the press release explicitly states that. He'll be off the campaign trail, the campaign will go on without skipping a beat.

Mr. ObamaBy: Sonja | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 1:13:15 AM Reply | Forward Thank God that Sen. Obama has a sense of compassion for his ailing Grandmother. In an age when many politicians would sell their souls and those of relatives, to focus on winning an election, Sen. Obama has displayed character and grace in a time of personal crisis.

Obama's Hawaii VisitBy: Madayil Nair | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 0:40:43 AM Reply | Forward Obama is visiting Hawaii, A US state with electroral votes. Of course, he is visiting his sick grandmother at the same time. Have you ever heard he is talking about his father, eventhough he is using his name?

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