Economy

With workers losing jobs or scrambling to retain them, pressures intensify at home, too. What do the presidential nominees propose to ease Americans' work-family tensions? Sizable differences separate the two on issues such as family leave, sick time and child care.

The collapse of Wall Street has reinforced voters' concerns about the economy ahead of the Nov. 4 vote. John McCain and Barack Obama both have plans to improve the U.S. economy, but they propose accomplishing that in very different ways.

The collapse of Wall Street has reinforced voters' concerns about the economy ahead of the Nov. 4 vote. John McCain and Barack Obama both have plans to improve the U.S. economy, but they propose accomplishing that in very different ways.

The Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy.