morgie 
Will Barack Obama attend Bernie Mac's funeral?
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/bernie.mac.funeral.2.796903.html
Background:
Toward the end of a 10-minute standup routine, Mac joked about menopause, sexual infidelity and promiscuity, and used occasional crude language. Obama took the stage about 15 minutes later, implored Mac to "clean up your act next time," then let him off the hook, adding: "By the way, I'm just messing with you, man."
Even so, Obama's campaign later issued a rebuke, saying the senator "doesn't condone these statements and believes what was said was inappropriate."
But despite controversy or difficulties, in his words, Mac was always a performer.
Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Suspend date: Sun 24th Aug 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Sat 16th Aug 2:13pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 16th Aug 5am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 10%
Action history:
morgie 
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: Winning prediction = "No"
Private funeral is/was today in Chicago, Obama is in Hawaii.
"Bernie Mac's private funeral will be held in Chicago on Friday,"
<http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?StoryID=56331>
If the above is not "mainstream media enough" this will need to wait, and accordingly, I am not suspending this question.
newswrangler: Funeral was yesterday ... (see earlier link)
Public memorial today (not funeral)
"Thousands of people, including some faces from the big and small screens, are expected to attend a public memorial for actor and Chicago favorite son Bernie Mac."
No mention of Obama -- even if he attended, it wouldn't be the funeral.
<http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/bernie.mac.funeral.2.796903.html>
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: http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/bernie.mac.funeral.2.796903.html
Suspend date: Sun 24th Aug 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Sat 16th Aug 2:13pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 16th Aug 5am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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