Roberta McCain, John McCain's mother, dies at 108

Roberta Wright McCain, the mother of Sen. John McCain who used her feisty spirit to help convince voters during his 2008 presidential campaign, has died.A spokesperson for daughter-in-law Cindy McCain says Roberta McCain died Monday.At 96, Roberta McCain became the Republican senator’s secret weapon at campaign stops as evidence that voters need not worry about her son’s age — past 70 — as he sought the presidency.