It was an important high-profile endorsement for Obama from a fellow African-American who served first as the nation's top military officer and later as its chief diplomat.**********
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"The Left is already rejoicing at the news, despite the fact that some of the the very same people spent endless hours cataloging Powell's alleged lies and deceptions to the UN in 2003, essentially destroying the man's public reputation."**********
FROM THE COMMENTS:
"It will be transformational with Robin Hood in the White House."And...
"There will be a lot of American companies 'spreading their wealth' to other more tax hospitable countries once Obama is done socializing the nation."*