41.   Mark Zandi, chief economist at Economy.com, agreed and said the recession is increasingly hitting consumers where it hurts.

42.   Monthly revenue statements show the recession hitting hard in April.

43.   Not that they expect their own companies to be hit by recession, though.

44.   Or it could be a sign the recession is hitting bottom.

45.   Soon after, however, the recession hit California, and the project died.

46.   The potential cruelty of this idea would be obvious the next time a recession hits.

47.   The recession had hit New York hard, and there were plenty of vacant buildings.

48.   The partners could not keep pace with their costs, and when the recession hit, their chances of recouping their investments evaporated.

49.   The Reagan recession hit the industrial Midwest and the farm states hardest, but left the coasts in far less pain.

50.   Then the recession hit California.