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NEWS ABOUT: grandmother

grandmother stories: 11 news summaries

 Grandma: Birkitt 
 Never Had Sex 
 With Letterman 

Stephanie Birkitt's grandmother is no fan of Halderman, but seems to like Dave

Oct 7, 09 10:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephanie Birkitt, David Letterman’s galpal, may not be commenting on the extortion scandal—but her 90-year-old grandma is. Birkitt and Letterman “joked and kidded around,” but “they were just good friends,” she tells the New York Post. “She worked for Dave for 11... More »

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entertainment • sex scandal • celebrity • blackmail • extortion • late night talk show • David Letterman • grandmother • Late Show • Robert Halderman • Stephanie Birkitt

US OPEN

 Upset Bug Bites No. 5 Jankovic 


Sep 3, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(AP) - One night after her beloved grandmother died back in her native Serbia, fifth seed Jelena Jankovic fell victim to the upset bug at the US Open today, losing in the second round to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. "I was very sad and emotionally I was really not on... More »

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Serbia • US Open • Jelena Jankovic • US Open Tennis • deaths • grandmother • upset • Yaroslava Shvedova

No Deal on Custody of Jackson Kids: Rowe Lawyer

Reports of $4M payout 'completely false'

Jul 14, 09 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - No deal on the custody of Michael Jackson’s children has been reached, Debbie Rowe’s attorney tells CNN. Eric George refuted a story in the New York Post that Rowe had agreed to a $4 million payout to drop her bid to look after Jackson's two elder kids, who... More »

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New York Post • Michael Jackson • attorney • custody battle • grandmother • Debbie Rowe • Katherine Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson

Recession Squeezes 'Grandfamilies'

Layoffs sting rising number of people raising grandkids

Apr 4, 09 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The recession is putting a serious strain on the safety net millions of American grandparents provide for their grandkids, the Wall Street Journal reports. The number of children who live in a household headed by a grandparent has been rising for decades, but older workers are finding it tough to... More »

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families • child care • children • recession • grandparents • grandmother • foster care

(Newser) - The grandmother of the California octuplets has backtracked on a well-publicized, and rather dim opinion of her daughter, Us reports. Nadya Suleman “is trying so hard to take care of these children, and she's a good mother,” her mother, Angela, said. “She's a very good mother,... More »

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California • mothers • baby • Kaiser Permanente • television interview • grandmother • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman


 Octuplet Mom 
 'Not Capable': 
 Grandma 

Having 14 kids is 'unconscionable,' says Angela Suleman

Feb 9, 09 9:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The mother of the California woman who added octuplets to her brood of six tells Radar that her daughter’s “not capable of raising 14 children.” "She really really has no idea what she's doing to her children and to me. She already has six beautiful children.... More »

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California • mothers • baby • multiple births • grandmother • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Octuplets' Grandma 
 Threatens to 
 Walk Out 
 on Daughter 

'I'm going to be gone,' she warned mom of 14

Feb 1, 09 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - The overwhelmed grandmother of octuplets born this week has threatened to walk out on her daughter and leave the divorced mom of 14 to fend for herself, reports the New York Daily News. "I'm going to be gone," she said she warned her daughter. "It can't go... More »

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multiple births • grandmother • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

Crotch-Grabbing Granny Fends Off Naked Attacker

Squeeze sends
intruder fleeing

Jan 1, 09 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - An 88-year-old woman fought off a naked intruder in her home with a good squeeze in the right place, the Oregonian reports. The man forced the woman into her living room and pushed her face down onto a chair, but fled after she reached behind her, grabbed his genitals, and... More »

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indecent exposure • Oregon • burglary • burglar • grandmother

 Obama Bids Farewell to 'Toot' 
 on Hawaiian Shore 

He scatters ashes of beloved grandmother who died 2 days before election

Dec 24, 08 3:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama said a final goodbye to his grandmother at a memorial service in Hawaii yesterday, Reuters reports. Madelyn Dunham, whom Obama affectionately called "Toot," helped raise the president-elect when his mother went to work in Indonesia. Obama left the campaign trail to rush to her bedside when... More »

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Barack Obama • Hawaii • memorial service • Madelyn Dunham • grandmother

 First Mom-In-Law Moving to DC 

Michelle's mom to help provide stability for her uprooted grandkids

Nov 12, 08 6:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama's mother has agreed to make the move from Chicago to the capital to help America's next first family look after the kids, the Washington Post reports. No word yet on whether Marian Robinson will live in the White House, but it will be the first time in living... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • grandmother • Marian Robinson • President Obama

 Obama Weeps 
 as He Mourns 
 Grandma 'Toot' 

'Bittersweet' time for candidate who loses beloved relative as campaign ends

Nov 4, 08 3:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Tears rolled down Barack Obama's cheeks as he spoke at one of his last campaign rallies about his beloved grandmother, who died yesterday at the age of 86. "This obviously is a bittersweet time for me," Obama said. The candidate often credits his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham—whom he... More »

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cancer • Barack Obama • John McCain • death • Election 2008 • Madelyn Dunham • grandmother

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