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By Peter S. Goodman / The Bulletin
August 29, 2009
Even as evidence mounts that the Great Recession has finally released its chokehold on the American economy, experts worry that the recovery may be weak, stymied by consumers' reluctance to spend.
Given that consumer spending has in recent years accounted for 70 percent of the nation's economic....