usatoday.com - 10/20/2008
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"He will have a role as one of my advisers," Barack Obama said on NBC's Today in an interview aired Monday, a day after Powell, a four-star general and President Bush's former secretary of state, endorsed him. "Whether he wants to take a formal role, whether that's a good fit for him, is ...
politicker.com - 10/20/2008
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politicker.com —
Gordon Campbell's cartoon from Sunday featuring Colin Powell
as a modern-day Benedict Arnold, with a twist: (click...
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gallup.com - 10/20/2008
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PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup Poll Daily tracking from
Friday through Sunday gives Barack Obama an 11 percentage...
point lead over John McCain in the presidential vote preferences of all registered voters, 52% to 41%. fkhhh3hexuul Although the absolute ...
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thinkprogress.org - 10/20/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
A new cartoon by syndicated cartoonist Gordon Campbell
hits Gen. Colin Powell for endorsing Sen. Barack Obama...
(D-IL) . The cartoon shows a picture of Revolutionary War general Bendict Arnold — who infamously committed one of U.S. ...
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Cartoonist depicts Colin Powell as Benedict Arnold in ...
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The Powell Endorsement
Open Left - Front Page —
... The Associated Press reports that "Powell will have a role as a top presidential adviser in an Obama administration, the Democratic White House hopeful said Monday." Obama told NBC News Powell will "have a role as one of my advisers" and held out the possibility of a formal White House or Cabinet role. He also asked Powell to publicly campaign with him. ...
David Sirota: The Powell Endorsement
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... The Associated Press reports that "Powell will have a role as a top presidential adviser in an Obama administration, the Democratic White House hopeful said Monday." Obama told NBC News Powell will "have a role as one of my advisers" and held out the possibility of a formal White House or Cabinet role. He also asked Powell to publicly campaign with him. ...
Not Everyone Loves Colin Powell
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... I don't agree with Sirota on the wisdom of this war, but
Barack Obama does! Or at least, he says
he does. But not only does Barack Obama accept the nomination, he
says that
Powell will be offered an influential foreign policy assignment in
his administration. ...
Obama's Secretary Of Defense: Colin Powell?
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... endorsement of Barack Obama has fueled talks that the he may be Obama's Decretary of Defense or fill some other capacity in an Obama administration. Powell had been slightly disgraced following his time as Bush's Secretary of State, being a major force in selling the Iraq war to the United Nations, but his popularity remains high.
Several blogs have speculated that Powell will be Obama's Secretary of Defense.
Obama himself has also said that Powell will have a place in his administration:
"He will have a role as one of my ...
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washingtonmonthly.com 10/19/2008 — THE IMPACT OF THE POWELL ENDORSEMENT.... The timing couldn't be much worse for the McCain campaign. Hoping to generate some sense of momentum, McCain was nevertheless hit by a one-two punch this morning -- Obama demonstrated a stunning level of...
Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama
outsidethebeltway.com 10/19/2008 — On Meet the Press this morning, former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for President.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., for president on Sunday, criticizing his own Republican Party for ...
McCain vs. Obama: Powell's endorsement —
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”Colin L. Powell yesterday became the most prominent Republican to endorse Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, with the former secretary of state and retired four-star general declaring the senator from Illinois to be a ...
Analysts: Powell rejects McCain, GOP —
CNN.com - Politics 10/20/2008
Colin Powell's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama was as much a rejection of the Republican Party and Sen. John McCain's campaign as an embrace of the Democratic presidential nominee, political analysts said Monday.
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