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December 2, 2008 8:45:27 PM CST



Powell Sticks to Fence in Prez Race

Posted Sep 16, 08 6:10 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Colin Powell has yet to make up his mind which way he'll vote in November, MSNBC reports. Speaking at a forum with four other former secretaries of state yesterday, the Republican said he would let neither his quarter-century friendship with John McCain—nor the "electrifying" prospect of the first African-American president—be the sole deciding factor.

"We have to make a judgment here," Powell said. "Which of the candidates blends a right measure of experience and judgment?" Powell said he would be paying close attention to the candidates' platforms, and he hoped the campaign would back away from the "lipstick on a pig stuff" and return to the issues.

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks to students during the Mexico Siglo XXI forum in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008.   (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell addresses a gathering on "Leadership in the 21st Century" in Vancouver, Canada, Thursday, June 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell share a thought at the taping of CNN's "The Next President: A World of Challenges" yesterday.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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I think electing the first African-American president would send a powerful message not just abroad but in this country as well. Having said that I have, of course, endorsed Sen. McCain. - Former Secretary of State James Baker

I think it would send a huge message in terms of what America stands for and in terms of diversity and potential. And I, of course, am supporting Sen. Obama. - Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

I have been watching both of these individuals, and I know them both extremely well and I have not decided who I’m going to vote for yet. - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell

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