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it shows in wal-mart's second- quarter sales, down nine-tenths of one percent-- their ninth straight quarterly drop. and add the that another report out today that says sales at u.s. chain stores overall fell 1.5% last week, the third straight weekly decline. we asked jim axelrod to find out how a cutback in consumer spending is threatening the recovery. >> reporter: from televisions to townhouses, consumer fear of the future is stalling sales. >> the pace of sales is slower than we ordinarily would like to see them. >> reporter: new jersey developer russ luppino could have broken gr...

he'll hold back-to-back town hall meetings on the final stop of his three-day bus tour. >> i hope i can count on you in the days ahead to lend your voice to this fight to strengthen our economy. >> reporter: the president continued pushing his economic message in iowa tuesday. he asked local business owners and farmers for their ideas, while also trying to reassure them. >> we can put the country ahead of party. i know that our future is bright. i no he that our best days are ahead of us. >> reporter: but the president wasn't the only one trying to woo iowa. just a few miles away, te...

fiennesing on another project across town for the same reason. his bankser, frank sorrentino, says this lack of consumer confidence is what's contaminating the recovery. >> when you look at the hysteria in the marketplace, people are second guessing decisions they would ordinarily make in a different fashion. >> reporter: look no further than america's changing credit card habits as broof. credit card delinquencys are at their lowest level in 17 years as consumers use cash, not for new purchases but to pay down old debt. >> i haven't borrowed a penny at home. >> reporter: xavier walt...