(Excerpt from Kim Kaplan's article of 4/30/11Examiner.com:  Our economy took a nose-dive in the first quarter of this year.  Consumers held on to their money this past quarter as higher fuel prices, a continued anemic housing market and sinking consumer confidence sent economic activity to the lowest level in the past three years.  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke claims the downturn is a temporary setback, promising that when gas prices stabilize the economy will grow at a 3% pace in ...
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