Colin Powell

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn't ready "to throw my weight behind someone" at this time. Pictured: In this Dec. 1, 2010 file photo, former Secretary of State Colin Powell meets with President Barack Obama, in the Oval Office at the White in Washington.  Do You Like this Article? Then Like Us on Facebook.  The former chairman of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff and Cabinet...Read Full Story

*(Via theGrio) – Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn’t ready “to throw my weight behind someone” at this time. The former chairman of the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and Cabinet member under President George W. Bush demurred when asked if he was backing Obama again this time around. Four years ago, Powell caused a stir in Republican political circles when the longtime GOP figure...Read Full Story

Former Secretary of State General Colin Powell told Wolf Blitzer today in an interview that he backs Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage: "I have no problem with it...As I’ve thought about gay marriage, I know a lot of friends who are individually gay but are in partnerships with loved ones, and they are as stable a family as my family is, and they raise children. And so I don’t see any reason not to say that they should be able to get married." Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...Read Full Story

*President Obama has another ally in the gay marriage debate — Colin Powell. In a sit-down with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, the former Secretary of State said that he has “no problem with gay marriage.” [GET BREAKING NEWS DIRECT - SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] He was being interviewed about his new book and various foreign policy issues. Check out an excerpt from the conversation below: BLITZER:  I remember, you were chairman of the joint chiefs when you installed the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell...Read Full Story

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dishes on his legacy as a four-star general in the U.S. Army and his four-year tenure as President George W. Bush's highest-ranking cabinet member in his new autobiography, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership. Powell's book is based on a set of 13 rules that the former diplomat followed throughout his careers on the battlefield and at the State Department.  Do You Like this Article? Then Like Us on Facebook.  From his upbringing in the Bronx, N.Y...Read Full Story

"But as I’ve thought about gay marriage, I know a lot of friends who are individually gay but are in partnerships with loved ones, and they are as stable a family as my family is, and they raise children. And so I don’t see any reason not to say that they should be able to get married." —Former Secretary of State Colin Powell (CNN via HuffPo)Read Full Story

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn’t ready “to throw my weight behind someone” at this time. More: Powell not ready to endorse Obama for re-electionRead Full Story

The former Secretary of State talks about the state of the Union and more!Add this to your queueAdded: Tue May 22 20:34:22 UTC 2012Air date: Tue May 22 00:00:00 UTC 2012Duration: 04:39Read Full Story

The former Secretary of State talks about the state of the Union and more!Add this to your queueAdded: Tue May 22 20:34:22 UTC 2012Air date: Tue May 22 00:00:00 UTC 2012Duration: 04:39Read Full Story

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell became the latest public official to back gay marriage on Wednesday."I have no problem with it," he said on CNN, "and it was the Congress that imposed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, though it was certainly my position and my recommendation to get us out of an even worse outcome that could have occurred, as you’ll recall." "But as I’ve thought about gay marriage, I know a lot of friends who are individually gay but are in partnerships with loved ones, and they...Read Full Story