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Will Ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell Testify as a Character Witness for Ted Stevens?
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Market voided. Starting odds extremely low, as there was no indication that Powell would NOT testify, the article in the background doesn't call into question whether or not he will, it just says that he will.
Background:
"Lawyers for Stevens plan to begin presenting their defense later on Thursday. Their first witness will be Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, a Democrat. They also plan to call former Secretary of State Colin Powell."
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4987VO20081009
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4987VO20081009
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Suspend date: Sat 1st Nov 12:59am PDT
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%
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Created Thu 9th Oct 1:33pm PDT by deelilley
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Settlement requested Fri 10th Oct 4:18pm PDT by newswrangler: Winning prediction = "Yes"
"Former Secretary of State Colin Powell just appeared as a character witness for Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), and he offered nothing but praise for the longtime lawmaker.
Powell said he had known Stevens for "about 25 years," dating back to the mid-1980s, and said he had a "sterling" reputation for integrity and reliability."
<http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/1008/Powell_on_Stevens_This_is_a_guy_you_take_on_a_long_patrol.html>
Prediction cut-off: At least 2:15PM EDT. (may be earlier) (market suspended)
newswrangler: Winning prediction = "Yes"
"Former Secretary of State Colin Powell just appeared as a character witness for Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), and he offered nothing but praise for the longtime lawmaker.
Powell said he had known Stevens for "about 25 years," dating back to the mid-1980s, and said he had a "sterling" reputation for integrity and reliability."
<http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/1008/Powell_on_Stevens_This_is_a_guy_you_take_on_a_long_patrol.html>
Prediction cut-off: At least 2:15PM EDT. (may be earlier) (market suspended)
Voided Fri 10th Oct 6:29pm PDT by 
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: Market voided. Starting odds extremely low, as there was no indication that Powell would NOT testify, the article in the background doesn't call into question whether or not he will, it just says that he will.
destry: Market voided. Starting odds extremely low, as there was no indication that Powell would NOT testify, the article in the background doesn't call into question whether or not he will, it just says that he will.
Suspend date: Sat 1st Nov 12:59am PDT
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Examiner.com: Anchorage, Alaska 7 weeks ago
Examiner Home Find Examiners One of the nation's best-known retired Army generals, Colin Powell, described Sen. Ted Stevens in court today as a...
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San Diego Union-Tribune 7 weeks ago
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell called Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' word "sterling" at the senator's corruption trial. . Federal prosecutors ...
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United Press International 7 weeks ago
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San Francisco Chronicle 7 weeks ago
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Alaska Public Radio Network 7 weeks ago
The Government rested its case today against Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens, who is accused of lying about gifts on his financial disclosure forms...
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"On Monday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell told me that he and his department’s top experts never believed that Iraq posed an imminent nuclear threat, but that the president followed the misleading advice of Vice President Dick Cheney and the CIA in making the claim."
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060411_bush_leak_plame_libby_powell/
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