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President Obama Primetime Press Conf. 7/22/09: Will the first question he takes be from left?

Settled as Yes

Background: This will be the Fourth Primetime Press Conference of President Obama.
During the Second (for which I found a full video http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001048/) the first question Mr. Obama took (at time 6:16) was from his left side as he faced the hall room. Will this happen again?

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

 
Forecast history %
Yes
55%
No
45%
Settled as Yes on Mon 27th Jul 2009 8:59am PST

Suspend date: Wed 22nd Jul 2009 3pm PST
Settlement date: Mon 27th Jul 2009 8:59am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 22nd Jul 2009 3pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

Action history:

Created Mon 20th Jul 2009 3:47am PST by bgrigore
Changed Suspend date Wed 22nd Jul 2009 2:14pm PST by destry[Admin]: was: "2009-07-22 17:00:00"
Suspended Wed 22nd Jul 2009 3pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Mon 27th Jul 2009 8:52am PST by bgrigore: First question, Ben Feller, Associated Press, at 8.06, was from his left.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/The-Presidents-Press-Conference-Full-Video/
Settled as 'Yes' Mon 27th Jul 2009 8:59am PST by destry[Admin]

Suspend date: Wed 22nd Jul 2009 3pm PST
Settlement date: Mon 27th Jul 2009 8:59am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 22nd Jul 2009 3pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details

 

Predictions (16)

34 weeks ago
hubdubbob predicted No (H$75 at 45%)
34 weeks ago
john_kahl predicted Yes (H$410 at 55%)
34 weeks ago
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youbet predicted Yes (H$500 at 53%)
34 weeks ago
donnamil predicted Yes (H$100 at 52%)

Comments (1)

  1 frogchop
Aha! A cleverly disquised question about Obama's bias toward the liberal media. lol
posted 34 weeks ago

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