About $42 billion in tax rebate checks should start hitting the mail this week. The checks are intended to stimulate the economy.

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I just paid 4.09 for a gallon of gas. The machine stopped the pump at 75. I got in my truck, and it was only a little over half full. In this case ... the tank is half empty!!!

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Rebate checks will be going out on Monday.

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While taxpayers wait for federal rebate checks that Congress hopes will help jump-start a slowing economy, state officials across the country are floating their own programs to stave off a recession.

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...Congress, facing the prospect of an election-year recession, passed an emergency plan that rushes rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers and $300 checks to disabled veterans, the elderly and other low-income people. President Bush indicated he would sign the measure.

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Rebate checks flooding American mailboxes will likely spur the economy, but several experts believe the money won't arrive soon enough to prevent a recession.

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