Recession: Is it over or not?

Take your pick:
Top Economic Adviser: ‘Recession is Over’
"Today, everybody agrees that the recession is over, and the question is what the pace of the expansion is going to be," Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic Council, said.

Top Economic Adviser: 'Of Course' Recession Isn't Over
Politico: Asked by moderator David Gregory if the recession were over, [White House economic adviser Christina] Romer shot back: "Of course not. For the people on Main Street and throughout this country, they are still suffering, the unemployment rate is still 10 percent."

Lord Monckton adresses a Greenpeace-campaigner on global warming

On the streets of England Lord Monckton confronts a member of greenpeace with her ignorance! He asks "If there has been climate change for four billion years, why are you against it now?". The "interviewee's" answer reveals her ignorance. She demonstrates that if you're going to stand for something and want to be credible, then do your OWN due diligence first instead of simply holding up a sign!