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Will Obama visit other countries outside of the US before the election?

Settled as Yes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7515179.stm

Obama is in Afghanistan.


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
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Yes
96%
No
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Activity: H$62,697
Settled as Yes on Sat 19th Jul 12:45pm PDT

Suspend date: Thu 6th Nov 3:59pm PST Settlement date: Sat 19th Jul 12:45pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 19th Jul 1am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 85%

Action history:

Created Sun 6th Jul 5:42pm PDT by curios
Suspended Mon 7th Jul 4:18am PDT by jenniandboys[Admin]: Flagged by super user: Outside the continent of America (North & South?) or the country of America (usually just US)
Unsuspended Mon 7th Jul 7:57am PDT by ryanj[Admin]: Market has been edited so that predictions on it can be made
Suspended Sat 19th Jul 12:16pm PDT by newswrangler[Power User]: Suspended pending settlement
Settlement requested Sat 19th Jul 12:16pm PDT by newswrangler[Power User]:
Winning prediction = "Yes"

"Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, July 19, 2008; 2:18 PM

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 19 -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama arrived in the Afghan capital Saturday for a two-day visit to the war-torn country as the debate over the U.S.-led military mission here moves to center stage in the U.S. election.

Obama arrived at Kabul International Airport on Saturday morning,"

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/19/AR2008071901200.html>

(No clue as to the time of first report -- local time).
(market suspended)
Settled as 'Yes' Sat 19th Jul 12:45pm PDT by tisha[Admin]: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7515179.stm

Obama is in Afghanistan.

Suspend date: Thu 6th Nov 3:59pm PST Settlement date: Sat 19th Jul 12:45pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 19th Jul 1am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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Comments (7)

  1 kruijs[Power User]
Countries outside the continents North-/South-(Latin-)America, I assume.
posted 21 weeks ago
  2 randburg
Actually, it says COUNTIES, and the only counties I can think of outside of the Americas are in the UK.
posted 21 weeks ago
  3 bayoubear[Admin]
The countries/counties problem can be easily corrected...but I would assume that other countries outside of America would refer to any other country other than the US. So a trip to Mexico or Canada would count, as well as any where else in the Western Hemisphere.

Someone needs to clarify...question creator or admin!
posted 21 weeks ago
This seemed to be a clear country only question, but as I was about to comment .... it seems to me that people usually refer to the country as US and the continent as America. I'm unsure enough that I have suspended until Ryan can clarify, edit and unsuspend.
posted 21 weeks ago
  5 mork[Power User]
Canada has counties.
posted 21 weeks ago
  6 Erik
North or South American counties?
posted 21 weeks ago
  7 ryanj[Admin]
Hi,

The market has been edited to make the question clearer and cleaner.

Regards,

Ryan
Hubdub Category Editor
posted 21 weeks ago

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