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So-called recession hits "Grapes of Wrath" levels, with Okies eyeing the Valley

By Nicholas Carlson, 1:20 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008, 1,113 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Maybe the possibility of an impending recession hasn't hit home for you yet, comfortable as you are with your South-Park-cafe Wi-Fi connection. But as this clip documents, times are tough in such middle American towns as South Park, Colorado.

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