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I am not normally of the view that endorsements mean much in Presidential politics. But Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama today is a real sledgehammer blow to the already staggering McCain campaign. Not just because a Powell endorsement shores up Obama's shaky foreign policy bona fides, but ...
Cartoonist equates Powell's endorsement to Benedict Arnold in blackface
politicker.com - 10/20/2008
Cartoonist equates Powell's endorsement to Benedict Arnold in blackface
— politicker.com — Gordon Campbell's cartoon from Sunday featuring Colin Powell as a modern-day Benedict Arnold, with a twist: (click... to enlarge) Gordon Campbell's cartoon from Sunday featuring Colin Powell as a modern-day Benedict Arnold, with a twist: (click to ... (more) Cartoonist equates Powell's endorsement to Benedict ...

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gallup.com - 10/20/2008
Gallup Daily
— gallup.com — 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 ... (more) Gallup Daily

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Cartoonist depicts Colin Powell as Benedict Arnold in blackface.
thinkprogress.org - 10/20/2008
Cartoonist depicts Colin Powell as Benedict Arnold in blackface.
— 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. ... (more) Cartoonist depicts Colin Powell as Benedict Arnold in ...

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  GOP consultant Mike Murphy: Powell endorsement of Obama will "do great damage" to McCain

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GOP consultant Mike Murphy: Powell endorsement of Obama will "do great damage" to McCain
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — From TIME: I am not normally of the view that endorsements mean much in Presidential politics. But Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama today is a real sledgehammer blow to the already staggering McCain campaign. Not just because a Powell endorsement shores up Obama's shaky foreign policy bona fides, but even more because of the content of Powell's remarks on Meet the Press. The General showed he still knows how to launch a brutal offense. Powell's remarks were an across the board indictment of the McCain campaign. He threw a subtly delivered but perfectly targeted ...

Remainders: Slow-cooked comeback
Jonathan Martin's Blog — The Fix looks at the data and concludes the race is tightening, but not by much. Sarah Palin doesn't hate robocalls enough not to tape her own. Obama overplays her hatred. Wolfson declares Nixonland dead. Rick Hasen puts all the election law litigation in perspective. Mike Murphy, responding to the Powell endorsement, has harsh words for the McCain campaign. A talking Moose will bracket Palin events. Rod Dreher sees opportunity in exile. Carville and Begala ...

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