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Republican Colin Powell Endorses Democrat Obama

by Don Gonyea, NPR
October 20, 2008

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has picked up the endorsement of former Secretary of State Colin Powell. The former Bush administration official broke with the Republican party Sunday. Obama told a rally in Fayetteville, N.C., that he was honored to have Powell's support.

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