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PREDICTION #1: UNITED NATIONS PREDICTS U.S. SLOWDOWN TO CONTINUE THROUGH 2009 

Dated Added: May 16, 2008
Date of Prediction: May 16, 2008
Making Prediction: United Nations
Prediction: U.S. economy to shrink by -0.2% in 2008 and grow 0.2% in 2009.
Why Track This: To see if the U.N. has better economists than it has oil-for-food administrators (ha ha).  Seriously, to see if I should pay attention to U.N. economic projections.
Verification Date: 2008 numbers should be released in the first half of 2009, and 2009 numbers in the first half of 2010.
Result: ??