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Recession Briefing: 6.30

What you need to know today to survive and thrive in the recession.

Zoos across the country are reporting higher attendance as consumers look for affordable entertainment closer to home. (Springfield News-Leader)

As well-off families confront the new contours of their budgets, education may emerge as an attractive, if painful, place to cut. (New York Times/City Room)

The recession has begun to cut into eating habits, affecting not only how much we fork out on food but also what we are putting into our shopping baskets. (BBC) There are easy ways to cut down on your grocery bill. (Recessionwire)

A standoff at a Georgia chicken plant shows how two important imperatives in a recession — creating jobs and cutting excess capacity — can collide. (Wall Street Journal)

Across the country, slim financial aid packages and family monetary concerns are preventing students from attending their choice university. (Dallas Morning News)

Twyla Prindle on what should you tell your children about the recession. (Examiner)

DIY Nation: Strapped consumers are trying to save money by cutting expenses such as lawn services, opting instead to tackle projects themselves. (Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette)

The recession is hitting harder than forecast in the U.K., as figures show the country’s GPD dropping 2.4%, the most since 1958. (Bloomberg)

The securities firms still standing on Wall Street are about to close the most lucrative quarter since the credit crisis erupted. (Wall Street Journal)

More landlords have loosened their pet policies over the past 18 months, responding to a spike in demand from pet-owning renters — many of whom have been victims of foreclosures. (Associated Press)

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