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What shape is America's recession?

NEW YORK — Now that it is clear that the United States is in recession, the debate has moved on to whether it will be short and shallow or long and deep — a question that is as important for the rest of the world as it is for the U.S. Read the full s... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Fri, Apr 18 2008

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