Fred Harteis News Articles - As grim financial reports continue to dominate the news, the presidential candidates have traded charges over economic policy in recent appearances and have offered sharply contrasting remedies for the country’s ailing economy.

Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has called for a more active government role in improving the economy and in providing more direct assistance to embattled Americans, while Senator John McCain, the Republican, has emphasized lower taxes and cutting government waste. Mr. Obama also has sought to tie Mr. McCain to the ...   more »