http://www.theobamanews.com/ObamaNews/obama-tells-allies-he-is-ready-to-hit-back/ Sen. Barack Obama returned to the presidential campaign trail on Monday after a week-long Hawaiian vacation and tried to assure anxious Democrats that he is ready to fight back against Republican character attacks that grew sharper in his absence. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:53:15 CDT en