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Ill grandma a central figure for Obama

Oct. 23, 2008
He heads to Hawaii today to visit the woman he often speaks of in his speeches: Madelyn Dunham. Barack Obama's mother was an adventurous woman who took her son around the globe.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch