AP: The economic downturn couldn’t overshadow the Mardi Gras revelry Tuesday as partiers jostled for beads on parade routes and the French Quarter swelled with boozy fun and masked crowds.
Many revelers turned the tables on the recession, dressing in costumes riffing on bailouts, the stimulus package and busted budgets.
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