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with contributions from Susan Strother Clarke, Dahlia Hammouda, Angela Swanson

"Americans Are Fed Up. They've had it with SUVs, fad diets and trendy restaurants. They're turning up their noses at $75-a-jar anti-aging creams, $4 cups of gourmet coffee and pet foods that are pricier than people food. In short, the public is retrenching—shunning some spending and turning more toward family and spirituality.

"Who could blame them?

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