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Barack Obama: My grandmother's the last one left. She has really been the rock of the family, the foundation of the family.

On the recordOctober 22, 2008
My grandmother's the last one left. She has really been the rock of the family, the foundation of the family.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Harry Smith of CBS' the 'Early Show'

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