edition.cnn.com - 10/19/2008
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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks to reporters Sunday after appearing on "Meet the Press."
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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Cartoonist equates Powell's endorsement to Benedict ...
thinkprogress.org - 10/20/2008
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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 ...
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, ...
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Obama: Powell could have a role in administration
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Another grown-up speaks
The Reality-Based Community —
... Now it's Colin Powell . He makes three points: 1. We need a transformational President; Obama might be one, McCain won't. 2. During the financial crisis, Obama behaved like a President; McCain didn't. 3. McCain's dirty and trivial campaign is inappropriate to the gravity of the situation. Does the endorsement matter? Search me. It might. But like the wave of ...
The Powell Endorsement
Open Left - Front Page —
... As CNN reported yesterday, Powell remains totally unrepentant both about his own critical role pushing us to war. For instance, he claims to have tried to stop the war, five years after giving the single most important (and discredited) speech in building the public case for war. He now claims he wants to see the war end, but it's difficult to trust the integrity of a man who denies even the most basic facts of his public involvement in creating the crisis in the first place. That Obama now seems to reflexively trust Powell suggests not foreign policy prudence from the ...
David Sirota: The Powell Endorsement
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... As CNN reported yesterday, Powell remains totally unrepentant both about his own critical role pushing us to war. For instance, he claims to have tried to stop the war, five years after giving the single most important (and discredited) speech in building the public case for war. He now claims he wants to see the war end, but it's difficult to trust the integrity of a man who denies even the most basic facts of his public involvement in creating the crisis in the first place. That Obama now seems to reflexively trust Powell suggests not foreign policy prudence from the ...
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All Eyes on Powell
politicalwire.com 10/18/2008 — Sources close to former Secretary of State Colin Powell cautioned that his support for Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. John McCain "might stop short of a formal endorsement when he's interviewed on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday," according to the New York ...
Powell Endorses Obama
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 10/20/2008 — Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama this morning on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Powell:
"I have said to Mr. McCain that I admire all he has done. I have some concerns about the direction that the party has taken in recent years it has moved more to ...
Colin Powell endorses Obama.
thinkprogress.org 10/19/2008 — Today on NBC’s Meet the Press, former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell endorses Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL).
Powell endorses Barack Obama
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 10/19/2008 — (CNN) – Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama Sunday during an appearance on on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"Obama displayed a steadiness. Showed intellectual vigor. He has a definitive way of doing business that will ...
A Note About Colin Powell...
openleft.com 10/20/2008 — Just a little note on Colin Powell, who many believe will appear on Meet the Press to endorse Barack Obama this weekend. If this happens, the elite media will be ablaze with stories talking about how awesome and Serious and Respected Colin Powell is. ...
Will Powell Endorse Obama?
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 10/17/2008 — Colin Powell appears Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," and all of Washington is champing at the bit to know if he'll back Barack Obama .
If Powell, retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, does endorse, he blesses Obama as a capable leader ...
Powell endorses Obama for president
msnbc.msn.com 10/19/2008 — 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.
Breaking: Colin Powell Endorses Obama
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/19/2008 — He just announced it on Meet the Press . More soon.
Late Update : Powell elaborated on his decision in a Q-and-A with reporters moments ago. He said he'd concluded that we need a "fresh set of ideas" and a "fresh set of eyes."
While he praised ...
Obama hits back on 'socialist charge' —
CNN Political Ticker 10/19/2008
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (CNN) – Barack Obama fired back against charges his tax policy amounts to “socialism,” arguing John McCain simply wants to redistribute wealth to the already wealthy.
“It’s kind of hard to figure how Warren Buffet endorsed ...
McCain said he's not surprised by Powell —
CNN Political Ticker 10/19/2008
Powell endorsed Obama Sunday.
(CNN) — John McCain said on “FOX News Sunday” that he was not surprised by General Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama.
“Well, I've always admired and respected General Powell. We're longtime friends. This ...
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