And I believe we pulled the economy back from the abyss." To combat a crippling credit freeze, central banks slashed interest rates and pumped cash into credit markets.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

They were expecting a much stronger intervention by Obama last year,in 2009, when Obama stepped back from his demand for a complete settlement freeze and this led Palestinians to feel betrayed and abandoned."

VOA: standard.2010.05.03