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Colin Powell stories: 43 news summaries

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Limbaugh: Powell's Endorsement All About Race

Radio host stands by his questioning of Powell's motive

Oct 21, 08 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Right-wing mouth Rush Limbaugh stood by his comments Sunday that Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama was about the color of his skin, CNN reports. "This was all about Powell and race, nothing about the nation and its welfare," Limbaugh said on his radio show yesterday. He chided... More »

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(Newser) - John McCain is disappointed that longtime friend Colin Powell didn't even call him before backing Barack Obama, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. McCain didn't like Powell's criticism of Sarah Palin, either. "I wished he had taken the opportunity to meet Governor Palin," McCain said. "I'm proud to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • politics • Colin Powell • political endorsement • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • friendship

OPINION

Powell's Anti-Islamophobia Stance Tops Endorsement

Too many in both parties let stabs at Muslim faith go unparried

Oct 20, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colin Powell's Barack Obama endorsement wasn’t the only, or even most, notable aspect of his Meet the Press appearance: equally crucial was his rejection of Islamophobia, an issue too long skirted in this country, Abed Z. Bhuyan writes in the Washington Post/Newsweek Faithbook blog. In doing so, “Colin... More »

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Barack Obama • Islam • religion • tolerance • Colin Powell • endorsement • Meet the Press • Election 2008 • Islamophobia

 Obama: Powell Would Advise Me 

Role could be formal or informal

Oct 20, 08 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Officially or otherwise, Colin Powell would have a place in a Barack Obama White House, the presidential frontrunner said yesterday. The former secretary of state “will be one of my advisers,” Obama told Today. “Whether he wants to take a formal role, whether that's a good fit... More »

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Barack Obama • adviser • Colin Powell • endorsement • Election 2008

ANALYSIS

 Powell Makes Mac 
 Play Defense (Again) 

Obama endorsement from respected statesman will draw swing voters

Oct 20, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama has backed an already-defensive John McCain even further into a corner, writes Politico. Following what McClatchy Newspapers calls a “blistering critique” of McCain’s campaign by the former secretary of state, the Republican has found himself defending anew the Palin pick, the... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Colin Powell • political endorsement • Election 2008

analysis

Powell Makes Obama Look More Like a Prez

Senator no longer needs to prove he
can lead the nation

Oct 19, 08 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colin Powell made life a lot easier for Barack Obama by endorsing him today, Mark Halperin writes in Time. He swallowed up a few days of media time; he gave Obama the support of a respected figure; and he allayed fears that Obama can't cut it as commander-in-chief. Powell's support... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Colin Powell • political endorsement • Election 2008

 Powell Endorses Obama 


Oct 19, 08 9:33 AM CDT
(AP) - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, describing the Dem as a "transformational figure." Powell says both Obama and John McCain are qualified to be commander in chief. But, in an interview today on NBC's Meet the Press, he said Obama is... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Colin Powell • Meet the Press • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 Why Powell Is Expected 
 to Back Obama 

Ex-Secretary thinks McCain has too many neocons around him

Oct 18, 08 5:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colin Powell will make his presidential preference clear on Meet the Press tomorrow, the New York Daily News reports, detailing some of the reasons the former secretary of state is expected to defect from his party's candidate. "McCain has too many neocons working for him,"  says... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Colin Powell • endorsement • Meet the Press • Election 2008 • neoconservatves

Mac Advisers Fear Powell Will Endorse Obama Sunday

National-security heavyweight's camp mum on surprise Meet the Press appearance

Oct 17, 08 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colin Powell could endorse Barack Obama when he appears on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Republican sources tell Politico. No one is exactly sure what Powell will say, but McCain advisers seem convinced that the retired general will throw his considerable national-security heft behind Democrat. More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • military • Republican • Colin Powell • Barack Obama supporters • Election 2008 • Army general

 Powell Busts a Move 
 at Concert for Africa 

General says it's Africa's time to prosper; takes to stage for Yahooze

Oct 15, 08 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Colin Powell wowed the crowd at a concert showcasing African music in London last night by singing and dancing with a Nigerian hip-hop band, the Daily Telegraph reports. Before climbing on stage, the former secretary of state made a speech highlighting his African-American heritage and calling on the world to... More »

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Africa • London • secretary of State • dance • Colin Powell • hip-hop

Powell Testifies to Stevens' 'Sterling' Rep

Ex-general, diplomat appears at senator's corruption trial

Oct 10, 08 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colin Powell testified in Ted Stevens' defense today, characterizing the Alaska senator's reputation as "sterling" and saying he "was someone whose word you could rely on." On the stand in Washington as a character witness, the ex-secretary of state impishly said he had "dabbled a bit... More »

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Alaska • secretary of State • corruption • Ted Stevens • trial • Colin Powell • senator • Army general

 Stevens Corruption Trial Begins 


Sep 22, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jury selection began today in the corruption trial of Ted Stevens, the first US senator in over 20 years to face a criminal trial, reports WTUU of Anchorage. The list of 200-plus possible witnesses at the Alaska Republican's trial, in federal court in Washington, DC, includes Colin Powell as well... More »

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Alaska • Ted Kennedy • Ted Stevens • Patrick Leahy • Orrin Hatch • Bill Allen • Colin Powell • Daniel Inouye

 Powell Sticks to 
 Fence in Prez Race 

Former secretary of state still undecided

Sep 16, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • secretary of State • Colin Powell • Henry Kissinger • Madeleine Albright • James Baker • Warren Christopher

McCain's Dream Ticket? Powell on Veep List, Aide Says

But Romney still likely pick over pro-choicer

Aug 24, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Decorated general and former secretary of state Colin Powell might add another title to his resume, reports Politico, citing a McCain adviser who says his candidate's failure to rule out a running mate who supports abortion rights points to Powell as a possible pick. But Mitt Romney—whose father was... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Katie Couric • Joe Lieberman • vice president • Colin Powell • McCain 2008 • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate

Who's the Best VP Pick? Take a Wild Guess

Political mag lists longshot candidates
that strangely work

Jun 29, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi suggested an unlikely vice-presidential candidate for Barack Obama this week, and got Politico's editors thinking—who are the best longshot candidates for both parties? They called up political analysts and drummed up seven names that are "unconventional" but "reasonably viable." Bill Gates topped the list... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Bill Gates • vice president • Obama 2008 • Colin Powell • Meg Whitman • McCain 2008 • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

 McCain Camp
 'Winces,' Waits
 for Powell
 Defection 

Hagel not expected to endorse either candidate

Jun 26, 08 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s team is holding its breath for the “expected” endorsement of Barack Obama by the ever-popular Colin Powell, Robert Novak writes in a Washington Post tour of the “Obamacon” movement. Such Republicans-turned-blue are less energized by Obama's candidacy than they are in agreement with one of... More »

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Barack Obama • Chuck Hagel • Republican Party • Colin Powell • George W. Bush

Top Bushies Personally OK'd Tough Interrogation Tactics

Meetings show high-level approval of CIA's 'enhanced' detainee treatment

Apr 10, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senior White House officials explicitly approved interrogation technique details in several meetings beginning in 2002, sources tell ABC. It was previously known that the CIA drafted a “Golden Shield” memo approving highly specific tactics for use on al-Qaeda detainees, but that top officials—including Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Colin... More »

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Dick Cheney • CIA • Donald Rumsfeld • John Ashcroft • Condoleezza Rice • Colin Powell • interrogation techniques

Who Will Win the Veep Sweepstakes?

Dems don't have top pick yet, but talk persists about No. 2

Apr 5, 08 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Kerry was mulling a pick for vice president at this time 4 years ago, but Democratic hopefuls today refuse to name a running mate. Still, Politico’s Ben Smith has an early roundup of who could be Clinton’s and Obama’s first choices in the No. 2... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Wesley Clark • Michael Bloomberg • Colin Powell • Ted Strickland • Democratic nomination • vice presidential sweepstakes

Saddam Had No Links to Al-Qaeda: Pentagon Study

Iraq invasion justification again called into question

Mar 11, 08 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Pentagon-sponsored study of captured Iraqi intelligence archives has been unable to find a single operational link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden or his al-Qaeda network, reports the McClatchy newspapers. The study will be released this week and is expected to refuel debate over the US justification for... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Barack Obama • John McCain • Donald Rumsfeld • Hamas • State Department • Osama bin Laden • Colin Powell • Islamic Jihad • Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine • al-Qaeda • Institute for Defense Analyses • U.S. Joint Forces Command • Abu Nidal

War Architect Blasts CIA,
State Dept. for Iraq Fumbles

Ex-defense official says his advice was ignored

Mar 9, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A top Iraq war architect slams the CIA and State Department for flawed handling of the build-up and eventual invasion in a new book, the Washington Post reports. Douglas Feith, former undersecretary of defense, takes shots at Colin Powell, Tommy Franks, and ex-occupation chief Paul Bremer, among others, for brushing... More »

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CIA • State Department • Paul Bremer • Department of Defense • Colin Powell • Tommy Franks • Iraq mess • Iraq war • Douglas Feith • War and Decision • George W. Bush

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