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Americans eye bailout, and continue cutting back (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081006/ap_on_re_us/meltdown_main_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081005/capt.0928e89398ff4e2c88b19c414126ba1a.meltdown_main_street_waet203.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=NsQyIbNaNOdqdSA5UAJp8w--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Shopper Dale Kaku looks over shoes near sale signs lined-up for the fall sale at REI, an outdoor retail store, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, in Seattle. Relief on Wall Street over the hard-won passage of a $700 billion bailout package for the financial system apparently hasn't yet trickled down to the pubs, storefronts, car lots and malls of Main Street. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Relief on Wall Street over the hard-won passage of a $700 billion bailout package for the financial system apparently hasn't yet trickled down to the pubs, storefronts, car lots and malls of Main Street.</p><br clear="all"/>