Giving the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department temporary authority over the lurching economy could pull it from the brink, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden declared Saturday from the campaign trail.

John McCain’s Virginia campaign co-chairman said Democratic nominee Barack Obama has nullified his calls for change in Washington by choosing a Beltway insider as his running mate — Sen. Joe Biden.

Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama has officially chosen his running mate for the 2008 presidential election – Sen. Joseph Biden, of Delaware, a 36-year Washington insider.