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Secret Service agents wait outside the church where Dunham’s memorial was held Tuesday. (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama, along with family and friends, celebrated the life of his maternal grandmother Tuesday. The private memorial for Madelyn Dunham was held at a Honolulu church. Following the service, Dunham’s ashes were scattered by family and friends at a nearby [...] (link)

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