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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment made on Feb. 16, 2009: President Obama&#039;s stimulus bill was passed on Feb. 13. The community has overwhelming judged this prediction correctly. -- The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to vote on a $825 billion economic stimulus package that would create more than 4 million new jobs and provide $275 billion in tax cuts. The House is expected to pass the bill on Jan. 28 while the Senate will vote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012800196.html?hpid=topnews&quot;&gt;on a separate version of the stimulus bill the following week&lt;/a&gt;. If the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill, both chambers must approve a new conferenced bill. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama, &lt;a href=&quot;/news/2009/01/28/obama-meets-tech-ceos-media-cant-get-story-straight&quot;&gt;who met with Fortune 500 business leaders&lt;/a&gt; including IBM, Google, and Xerox on Jan. 28, said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?ref=us&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;we don&#039;t have a moment to spare&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in passing the bill. Democratic leaders are pushing for the stimulus bill to get in front of Obama to sign &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/obama-meets-business-leaders/&quot;&gt;before the Presidents Day recess&lt;/a&gt;. That gives Obama a little more than two weeks to get the stimulus package signed off.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prediction: Despite vocal Republican opposition, Obama&#039;s stimulus package will get fast tracked by Feb. 16, Presidents Day, from both the House and Senate.  &lt;/p&gt;
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