What Colin Powell's surprise endorsement of Barack Obama revealed about his view of America's future
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With two weeks remaining in the historic 2008 presidential race, Colin Powell delivered a surprise announcement: He endorsed Democratic candidate Barack Obama and offered words of regret to his old friend, John McCain.
"I think we need a generational change," said Powell, the former secretary of state, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and retired Army general.
At the time, it was a bombshell that neither Obama nor McCain -- a fellow Republican -- was expecting.
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