Here are some of the hottest and most current stories on Senator Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential Campaign:

Obama Backed by Sierra Club And, in a Shift, AFSCME
Washington Post - United States
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the Sierra Club announced separately yesterday that they would endorse for president. "Barack Obama has mobilized a historic movement to reclaim the greatness of America," said AFSCME President Gerald McEntee. "With his leadership, our nation will rise up to rebuild the middle class at home and restore America's reputation in the world."

Job One for McCain or Obama: Jobs
BusinessWeek - USA
by Michael Mandel As Barack Obama and John McCain move into the next stage of the Presidential campaign, there's one economic question they won't be able to escape: What should Washington do to reverse the decline in manufacturing jobs? How each candidate answers that question might help decide which one wins.

Obama to meet with governors in show of unity
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP CHICAGO - Barack Obama plans to meet with the nation's Democratic governors in a show of party unity after a bruising primary. Officially, the meeting Friday in Chicago is supposed to be a discussion of the economy. Obama will chat with the governors about the impact of President Bush's economic policies.

Obama apologizes to 2 Muslim women
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Barack Obama has apologized to two Muslim women who were kept by campaign volunteers from sitting behind the podium during a rally in Detroit this week because they wore head scarves. Hebba Aref and Shimaa Abdelfadeel said in an e-mail that they were grateful and set to move forward after each received calls from Obama.

Obama's battle against the lobbyists
guardian.co.uk - UK
Barack Obama has done just that, by announcing that he wouldn't be accepting public financing for his bid for the White House. Rather than accept the $84m from the US government? Barack Obama has done just that, by announcing that he wouldn't be accepting public financing for his bid for the White House.

McCain, Obama and a false choice on oil
Baltimore Sun - United States
This just in from the Department of False Choices: Sen. John McCain, the same man who opposed drilling in the Arctic wildlife refuge in Alaska, the same man who speaks about the perils of global warming, the same man who gets downright wistful about the natural wonders near his home in Sedona, Ariz., now says the federal government should lift its ban on drilling offshore for oil.

Obama and Clinton scheduled to campaign together next week
Boston Globe - United States
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will take the next big step in unifying the Democratic Party Friday, campaigning together for the first time, Obama's campaign announced yesterday.Thursday, the two are scheduled to appear in Washington with some of Clinton's major financial supporters.

Bloomberg, in Florida, Blasts Rumor About Obama
New York Times - United States
N.Y. Mayor Michael Bloomberg forcefully denounced on Friday what he called a “whisper campaign” linking Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee to Islam. Speaking before a crucial constituency in the coming election, Jewish voters, in the pivotal state of Florida, Mr. Bloomberg said that rumors of Mr. Obama secretly being a Muslim represent “wedge politics at its worst, and we have to reject it — loudly, clearly and unequivocally.”

Obama blasts McCain's offshore drilling position; heads to ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on Friday lambasted likely Republican opponent John McCain's plan to remove a moratorium on offshore drilling in the United States. Americans wouldn't see any benefit from the drilling for years, Obama said at a press conference in Jacksonville on Friday. He also criticized McCain for switching positions on lifting the 27-year-old moratorium on drilling, which would affect coastal areas of Florida.