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Republican ex-official Colin Powell endorses Obama
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Source: CCTV.com | 10-20-2008 08:50
Special Report: U.S.Presidential Election 2008Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, is endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
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| Former Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks during a taping of "Meet the Press" at NBC in Washington October 19, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) |
Powell's announcement came on Sunday, sixteen days before 2008 presidential election. Powell, a critic of the Iraq war, told the NBC that he backs Obama over fellow Republican John McCain, a leading backer of the conflict.
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| U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a campaign rally in Kansas City, October 18, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) |
Powell said America needs a new kind of leader with a new way of thinking and he will vote for Obama.
Powell called the Illinois senator a transformational figure and said Obama meets the standard of being an "exceptional" president.
Editor:Du Xiaodan
