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Obama Pays Tribute to His Grandmother

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The Illinois Senator calls it "a bittersweet time" in speaking about his late grandmother at a North Carolina rally Monday evening.

Madelyn Dunham died of cancer in Hawaii at 86.

Obama tells the crowd about her life, says "she was somebody who was a very humble person and a very plainspoken person. She's one of those quiet heroes that we have all across America..."

Click above to watch. Read Obama statement here.

Read a condolence message from the McCains here.

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