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Even in this century's darkest days of recession and war, U.S. households kept on spending. But one of the smartest investors on the planet says the American consumer is finally out of steam.

The economic stimulus checks intended to alleviate financial burdens caused by a struggling economy have ultimately been spent on gasoline, according to a report released Wednesday.

Households have spent an average of $1,500 on gasoline over the past 19 weeks since the government began to distribute the checks, which provide $1,500 on average to qualifying families, according to the "Squandering the Stimulus" report released by the U.

The housing crisis grew worse in May, as more than 73,000 American families lost their homes to bank repossessions, up a staggering 158% from the 28,548 households that were dispossessed in May 2007.

About 20 percent of all U.S. heads-of-household have never sent an e-mail, and about 20 million households, or 18 percent, are without Internet access.

One out of every 194 U.S. households received a foreclosure filing in the first three months of 2008, according to the latest figures released Tuesday by RealtyTrac.

Because of various glitches, government officials plan to scrap plans to use handheld devices, like the one shown during a test phase here, to collect data from households that don't mail in their 2010 Census forms.

The GPS-enabled gadgets are still expected to be used, however, to help compile ...