On the other hand, only 44 percent believed the war is worth the cost in a recent ABC News Washington Post poll, down from 56 percent in March of last year.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

That translates into "Unfortunately, despite the most recent indicators that suggest the recovery may be in sight somewhat earlier than we were expecting only a few months ago, it will take far for the recovery to materialize in terms of significant improvement in the labor market,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.16