Wall St. meltdown triggers blame game in Washington

By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The meltdown on Wall Street rattling investors big and small is the centerpiece of a new election-year blame game in the Democratic-led U.S. Congress and in the race for the White House. After weeks of gut-wrenching government rescues of financial entities that could end up costing taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars, politicians are taking shots... [read full story]