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From: StockDung	11/29/2004 8:10:58 PM
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SI congressman urges Powell to challenge Hillary in '06 The Associated Press November 18, 2004, 7:29 AM EST WASHINGTON -- A New York congressman is trying to draft outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell for a different kind of service -- to run for Senate against Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2006. Rep. Vito Fossella, a Staten Island Republican, said he spoke to Powell on Tuesday and made the case for the former four-star general to enlist in the party's effort to defeat Clinton, a standard-bearer for the Democrats. "His roots and heart have always been in New York. I think he'd make a great representative and I urge him strongly to consider running," said Fossella. Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants, was born and raised in New York City. Clinton's 2006 re-election bid is already drawing national attention, in part because of its implications for the 2008 presidential race. The former first lady is viewed as an early front-runner among Democrats. Two names often floated as potential Republican challengers to Clinton in '06 are also viewed as possible presidential candidates two years later: former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Gov. George Pataki. Fossella said he wants Powell to jump into the race in part because he doubts Pataki or Giuliani are seriously weighing a campaign against Clinton. "I don't see any inclination that either one will run at this point in time," said Fossella. "Whoever wants to run has got to start laying the seeds and setting the stage to do so." A spokesman for Clinton did not immediately return a call seeking comment. A State Department spokeswoman referred to Powell's remarks Monday when he announced his departure and said he planned to return to private life. The public appeal by Fossella comes at a time when some Republicans have criticized the state Republican leadership, in the wake of the 2004 elections which saw New York voters overwhelmingly support Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, and gave Sen. Charles Schumer a second term with a record-breaking 71 percent of the vote. The president is not popular in the heavily Democratic state, but Powell is known for his moderate views within the Bush administration. In his time leading the State Department, Powell may be best remembered for appearing before the United Nations in 2003 to make Bush's case for invading Iraq. Powell's evidence was based on faulty intelligence that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.

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