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May 11 2008, AP

With millions of stimulus checks going out to taxpayers, Wall Street wants to know where that money will be spent _ and this week’s data could help investors gauge the mind-set of the average consumer.

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In this photograph provided by ABC News, Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., talks with George Stephanopoulos during the taping of This Week with George Stephanopoulos Sunday, May 11, 2008 at the ABC studios in Washington.