WASHINGTON – Even with the $700 billion bailout, the financial crisis and fragile economy promise to loom large over the opening days of the next administration. Dealing with the housing and credit problems that President Bush says will take "some time" to clean up could threaten the economic policies advanced by Democratic Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. Obama acknowledges "the next president will have to scale back his agenda and some of his proposals." Yet neither camp is eager to say precisely what changes might have to be made — promises broken or delayed. Obama's running mate, Sen. Joe...
