Economic growth slows in first quarter (AP)

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, left, sits with Shayne Wells, 18, right, a student at Woodrow Wilson Senior High School in Washington, Wednesday, April 25, 2007, where Bernanke spoke at the Greater Washington Jumpstart Coalition Financial Literacy Event. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Economic growth slowed to a near crawl of 1.3 percent in the first three months of 2007, the worst performance in four years. The main culprit: the housing slump.