Encouragement stories:
Stocks rise as traders bet on low rates, China
Nov 11th, 2009 - Forbes
More signs that interest rates will remain low and upbeat economic news from China gave investors new reason to keep buying stocks Wednesday. Federal Reserve officials...
Some of Fort Hood's wounded return home
Nov 7th, 2009 - Dallasnews
KILLEEN, Texas - As the nation grieved for the 13 people killed in Thursday's attack at Fort Hood, there was a glimmer of encouragement on Saturday as some of the people wounded in the shooting were able to leave one hospital near the Army base.
House Republicans Look to Reverse 'Party of No' Label
Oct 29th, 2009 - TIME
For all the encouragement that Republicans took from the angry health-care town halls of August, the fall has not been kind to the GOP. A Washington Post-ABC poll found that only 1 in 5 voters now identifies as Republican...
US, Pakistan agree to disagree on Waziristan offensive
Oct 19th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
Islamabad, Pakistan - As the Pakistani Army continues its massive offensive against the Taliban's base in South Waziristan, top US officials including CENTCOM chief David Petraeus and Sen...
Stocks Fall On Consumer Fears
Sep 29th, 2009 - Forbes
Stocks lost more ground on Tuesday as the markets reacted to surprisingly weak consumer confidence figures. Major indexes appeared poised to erase early losses in afternoon trading but fell late in the day to close with modest losses...



