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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Kevin Max / The Bulletin
November 3, 2002
The national economy continues to stumble. Conflicting data support both the recovery and double-dip recession scenarios. Retail sales, consumer confidence and real estate, the steel of the national economy, showed signs of softening in the third quarter.
The Bend microeconomy, now built on....