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There is no easy way to fix the gouge in the Shuttle Endeavour. In-orbit repair options are limited and, since any fix would have to be made by robotic arms and astronauts in awkward space suits, the process would be fraught with the potential to make the problem worse. Still, Mission team chairman John Shannon said that, according to his team's analysis, the damage should pose no risk to the astronaut crew on the return home. There is, however, potential for more damage to the shuttle itself on re-entry into Earth's atmosphere when temperatures...
...Municipal politics stink worldwide, and it’s a pretty broken system in a lot of the world,” Fisman said. “What we’re trying to do is throw out an idea that is not in most discussions about how to fix the problem; not to say that this the final answer, but to at least stimulate debate about what types of mechanisms may or may not work...
Both Werker and Fisman cautioned that their idea is unlikely to be an over-arching solution that would fix all of the perceived problems with politics today...
...Minneapolis bridge collapsed; the Minnesota transportation department was considered one of the nation's best. But Bush was right to challenge congressional highway pork in 2005, just as he was right to try to squeeze congressional water pork last week. No amount of money is going to fix these problems if Congress continues to approach them Don Young...
...construction project taking place at the time that closed half of the bridge's eight lanes. But within the next decade, engineers hope to have technology in place that will allow the bridges themselves to notify officials when something is out of whack, giving governments the opportunity to fix problems before a disaster occurs...