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To: Road Walker who wrote (430597)	10/27/2008 4:26:46 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1573850

Gen. Colin Powell lent his star power to Sen. Ted Stevens's criminal trial Friday, praising the Republican for his “sterling” reputation and fierce advocacy of Alaska's interests. “I never heard in all these years a single dissenting voice with respect to his integrity, with respect to his forthrightness,” said Powell, an Army general whose long career includes stints as secretary of state under President Bush, national security adviser for President Ronald Reagan and former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under President George H.W. Bush. Powell said he knew Stevens “extremely” well from their work together on defense issues, saying the two men have known each other for 25 years. Character-witness testimony is a key part of the strategy for the defense team, which is trying to convince the jury that the Alaska Republican is honest and trustworthy. And as one of the most prominent African American public figures in the country, Powell's testimony could be influential to an overwhelmingly black jury. Indeed, his testimony seemed to grip many of the jurors, as Powell went through his long career in public service. He did two tours of duty in Vietnam and was awarded the Purple Heart. thehill.com Makes you wonder what about his endorsement of Obama, eh? LOL!

To: Road Walker who wrote (430597)	10/27/2008 4:31:06 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1573850

ATF disrupts skinhead plot to assassinate Obama By LARA JAKES JORDAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The ATF says it has broken up a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a Tennessee murder spree. In court records unsealed Monday, agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target an unnamed but predominantly African-American high school by two neo-Nazi skinheads. hosted.ap.org