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News Alert: It's Official: U.S. Economy in Recession‏
From: NYTimes.com News Alert (nytdirect@nytimes.com)
Sent: Mon 12/01/08 12:44 PM
To: paistey@HOTMAIL.COM

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Monday, December 1, 2008 -- 12:32 PM ET
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It's Official: U.S. Economy in Recession

The National Bureau of Economic Research, a panel of academic
economists charged with the official designation of business
cycles, said that the United States economy has been in
recession since December 2007, when economic activity peaked.

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