SAD NEWS FROM OBAMA CAMP: Presidential candidate's grandmother dies of cancer in Hawaii.

*Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's grandmother died of cancer, he said in a statement on Monday, a little more than a week after Obama interrupted the White House race to say goodbye to her in Hawaii.

"It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer," Obama said in a joint statement with his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng. "She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility."

Dunham helped raise Obama from the age of 10 while his mother was working in Indonesia, and Obama took an emotional 22-hour trip to Hawaii to visit her on October 23 and 24.

Comment by Ramone on November 3, 2008 at 10:55pm: R.I.P Mrs Madelyn

Comment by Fre@ky Ty on November 4, 2008 at 12:16am: r.i.p Madelyn !!!!!

Comment by sweetie pie on November 4, 2008 at 10:25am: R.I.P SORRY SHE WANT BE HERE TO SEE HISTORY MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Paypa Doll on November 4, 2008 at 11:21am: Damn! So close 2 seeing her grandson in that oval office... R.I.P to her and I'm sure she is still watching over him... Hopefully she got to vote early!

Comment by CrystalShine on November 4, 2008 at 12:21pm: R.I.P. My prayers goes out 2 tha family.

Comment by Anthony O'Neil on November 4, 2008 at 11:11pm: dont worry my man obama got it done, he did it jeezy yayayayayayayayayayayayayayyayayayayay.