Here are some of the most current stories on Barack Obama: 

Clinton: Obama sought to pick a fight
Seattle Times - United States
was "looking for a fight" in their Monday debate as they resumed their war of words Tuesday, while insisted he’s the only "grown-up" in the Democratic presidential race. Before leaving on a cross-country campaign trip, the New York senator said that after Obama lost Nevada’s caucus Saturday, his advisers "have apparently convinced him to adopt a different strategy. He clearly came … last night looking for a fight."

South Carolina’s biggest paper backs Obama                                                                                                                                                                                                    Los Angeles Times - CA,USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The largest and most influential newspaper in South Carolina, where the Civil War began, endorsed an African American, Barack Obama, for the state’s Democratic primary late Tuesday. The State newspaper in Columbia, which endorsed Sen. John McCain before he won the state’s Republican primary last Saturday, said Obama’s campaign "is an argument for a more unifying style of leadership" and, as a son of Africa, he has "the best chance to repair the damage to America’s global reputation."

Longtime patron may be a problem for Obama                                                                                                                                                                                                   Los Angeles Times - CA,USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                       CHICAGO — Hillary Rodham Clinton dropped the name of Barack Obama’s Chicago patron into the South Carolina debate Monday night, putting front and center a a tangled relationship that has the potential to undermine Obama’s image as a candidate whose ethical standards are distinctly higher than those of his main opponent.

Obama augments ads with network of volunteers
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                         But the Barack Obama campaign is trying something different, something that that even its top organizers jokingly say is "insane" to try in a state that’s 163,695 square miles broad: They’re approaching voters as a community organizer might. Neighborhood by neighborhood, precinct by precinct, block by block.

The gloves are off for Clinton, Obama                                                                                                                                                                                                               Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
The war of words between Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama didn’t let up a day after a contentious debate. Debate criticism: Mrs. Clinton belittled Mr. Obama’s line of criticism against her during Monday’s debate as "rehearsed points."

Obama Sees Rock-Star Power in Action                                                                                                                                                                                                               The Associated Press -
ORANGEBURG, SC (AP) — It’s been written many times that Democrat Barack Obama gets a "rock star" reception. Turns out the real thing is not quite the same. Obama got to see an actual rock star reception Tuesday night. Actually, it was for the celebrity trio of R&B star Usher, actress Kerry Washington and comedian Chris Tucker, who surprised an audience at South Carolina State University by introducing the presidential candidate.