BARACK AND HILLARY

Here's a well-researched, well-written piece on US Senator Barack Obama's early road to the White House presidential race from the New York Times on MSNBC, titled "Obama in Senate: Star power, minor role" (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23540579/).

There are also some hilarious editorial cartoons of both Mr Obama (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20164519/displaymode/1107/s/2/) and his Democratic rival for the White House, Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20202692/displaymode/1107/s/2/).