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What do you think the world will look like in 50 years?

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  President Bush has quietly claimed the authority to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/04/30/bush_challenges_hundreds_of_laws/

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European astronomers have captured images of Comet P73/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 as it disintegrates before their very eyes. The comet had ejected a new fragment just a few days ago, and now this fragment has broken into multiple pieces too. Astronomers aren't sure just how many pieces the comet will eventually break into. It reaches its closest point to the Earth on May 11, so we'll get our best view then. The fragments will reach their closest point to the Sun on June 7, so there's more time for more destruction. Could a peice hit earth or the world be blasted out of existance?  http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/comet_broken_heart.html?2642006 

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The U.S. is unprepared for a disaster of Hurricane Katrina's scale, according to a Senate inquiry that lawmakers said Wednesday took a critical look at failures in responding to the storm.

The final report is ``fair and tough, and it charts a course to strengthen our nation's emergency preparedness at all levels,'' leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee wrote their colleagues.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5782677,00.html

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Viruses and Deseases thought irradicated appear:  The first case of mumps connected with a nationwide outbreak was confirmed in Colorado. The recent outbreak of mumps started in Iowa and then spread to surrounding states including Nebraska and Kansas. There are now more than 1,100 cases in Iowa alone. http://9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=d2a905fa-0abe-421a-0115-b152fd038095&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf 

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China is rising fast and is expected to eclipse the United States economically in the future - its gross domestic product is tipped to overtake that of America by 2045. Is that close enough for 50 years? http://comment.independent.co.uk/leading_articles/article358544.ece

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Tsunami-Generating Earthquake Near U.S. Possibly Imminent
http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/041214_tsunami_mega.htmlCatch the Wave: Asteroid-driven Tsunami in U.S. Eastern Seaboard's Future
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/tsunami_asteroid_030602.html