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Colin Powell Endorses Obama
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Updated 9:53 a.m. By Shailagh Murray and Ed O'Keefe Former Secretary of State Colin Powell crossed party lines this morning to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president, the most prominent GOP defection yet of the 2008 campaign. Obama has courted Republicans all along, but in Powell he gets party ...
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Powell endorses Obama for president
— msnbc.msn.com — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for president, criticizing his own Republican Party for... what he called its narrow focus on irrelevant personal attacks. (more) Powell endorses Obama for president

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Colin Powell Eviscerates McCain's Negative Smear Campaign (video)
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Colin Powell Eviscerates McCain's Negative Smear Campaign (video)
— youtube.com — Press availability following his endorsement on "Meet the Press." Destroys every McCain and Republican talking points from... Ayers to "terroris... (more) Colin Powell Eviscerates McCain's Negative Smear ...

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NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Powell endorses Obama. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell crossed party lines this morning to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president, the most prominent GOP defection yet of the 2008 campaign. First off, is this really that surprising? Powell has been bashing the Bush administration for years, and has by no means been someone Republicans could count on for support.  Secondly, how important is this endorsement? Is Powell at this point in time a ...

Breaking: Colon Powell Still Sucks
Six Meat Buffet — High ranking, oft-praised, country-club RINO endorses the Obamessiah. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell crossed party lines this morning to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president, the most prominent GOP defection yet of the 2008 campaign. Obama has courted ...

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