The U.S. economy is moving toward recovery but more "hard days" lie ahead, President Obama said on Thursday. "We've got a long way to go,'' Obama said at a Kansas City electric car factory. "But what is absolutely clear is that we are headed in the right direction — and that the surest way out of these storms we've been in is to keep moving forward, not back." Obama defended his handling of the U.S. economy he went on a two-day campaign swing for fellow Democrats before November's congressional elections. Obama has come under fire for bank and auto bailouts...