Economy weakens further in sales, housing, credit, and jobs
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080416/capt.7357b158d49e4853831d765533b4d5ca.economy_nymg207.jpg?x=130&y=108&q=85&sig=1e2VdXzeOvUThet1RI335Q--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Joe Romano shops at Cardona's Market in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Consumer prices pushed higher last month as increases in energy, food and airline tickets overwhelmed the biggest drop in clothing prices in nearly a decade. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080416/ap_on_bi_ge/fed_economy)AP - The country's economic health deteriorated further in the early spring as shoppers buckled under the strains of the housing and credit debacles and a weaker employment climate.</p><br clear="all"/>
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