I would bring your attention to the brutal rape and murder of 2 women in Kashmir. This is only one instance of a suppression that has been going on for the past 20 years by an army that has been given absolute powers.

Why aren't human right voilations in Kashmir given the same coverage as in other parts of the world?

Why can't the US President comment on such voilations with the same moral indignation he is showing now over events in Iran?

I have tears of laughter streaming down my face and I have just fallen off my chair from belly laughing after hearing that the "Fed sees signs of hope."

Durable Goods #'s up the 2nd month in a row is fantasic news of a (keep your fingers crossed) recovery. One more month of increases,surely tells of the tide turning. Just think? President Obama's been in office 5+months,and look at the positive changes. Go President Obama!

Actions speak louder than words. If the economy were truly recovering the feds would have raised interest rates. This nearly zero percent for this long is a real bad idea. Watch out, inflation is on it's way!

i at 31 was not aware that the federal reserve have very little if any thing to do with the ferdal govt!! its a bunch of bankers making billions on our misery!!!!!

We had the burst of the dot bubble, then we had the burst of the real estate bubble, then the financial market chaos. I guess the health insurance industry would be the next one, unless some body who can see its instability from outside can help the decision makers. If the health industry does not apply critical theory to themselves and stabilize themselves, they would be killing the "goose that laid the golden eggs."

God willing, minimum wage should be what it takes to support oneself with one Fulltime job!

The level of self sustanance should be fulfilled by working fulltime at minimum wage...not remaining below the poverty line!

I think we will be back on track when the average two parent household can survive on one income and one parent be available full time for their children. As for single parent households, they should receive enough support to enable the same one full time parent concept. Our children have been left to raise themselves long enough. It's their future and we should do whatever it takes to give them the best possible chance to succeed. Material possessions mean nothing if our children have to pay for them. Support each other and we will overcome these hard times. But, once you recover don't forget about those that have yet to overcome the hard times.

I hope this isn't another recession that the recovery is one without any job creation....those type of recoveries don't last long. To me our economy will have recovered when everyone that has lost their job finds a comparable one at a comparable salary – I don't think this will happen soon either. I just am afraid that some of the stats on the economy will enable economists to say we are out of the recession and people will quite paying attention to it and will leave way too many people unemployed. For the unemployed the recession isn't over until they are working again.