Sunday, August 30, 2009

Obama Invokes Grandmother's Death


In a debate in which he often sounds professor-like, President Barack Obama spoke with a rare bit of emotion that seemed to counter that of vocal health care opponents as he referenced the beloved grandmother who helped raise him and who he called "Toot." She died of cancer at age 86 on Nov. 2, two days before he won election to become the nation's first African-American president.
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