Colin Powell

Colin Luther Powell (; born April 5, 1937) is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army.

Powell: Economy might be the defining issue of the campaign

Former secretary of state on President Obama, 2012 race
Powell not ready to endorse Obama for re-election

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 m...
Democrats divided on Obama camp's Bain Capital attack?

Our 'Power Panel' weighs in
Colin Powell Urges Senate to Ratify START Nuclear Treaty

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama rallied support for a stalled nuclear treaty from former Secretary of State Colin Powell Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers indi...
Retired US Gen. Colin Powell says Gadhafi must leave for 'murdering' opposition

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi must step down after "murdering his own people" with military attacks against opponents, retired U.S. Gen. Colin Powell said Tuesday."I...
Colin Powell Takes Aim at Cheney 'Cheap Shots'

Former Bush officials in war of words
Obama mocks scandals, Republicans at White House Correspondents Dinner

At a time when the Obama administration is reeling from a pair of high-profile scandals, the president paused Saturday night to thoroughly mock them before a crowd o...
Three new political parties for America

As we saw earlier, in Part 1 of this series, both of the two major political parties are having a hard time winning the confidence of the American people--and thus f...
Civil rights memorials in Washington, D.C.

Many historic civil rights moments happened in Washington, D.C., and there are plenty of museums and memorials commemorating those who fought for justice. Here are t...
FACT CHECK: Romney skips past a contraception compromise, is on point on education, taxes

Did Vice President Joe Biden really call for a new global business tax on U.S. companies operating abroad? Could it be true that half of high school students in the ...
US makes modest gains in graduation rate

The last straw for 17-year-old Alton Burke was a note left on his door. The high school dropout picked up the phone and re-enrolled at South Hagerstown High.Burke mi...
What Wilman Villar's tragic death tells us about today's Cuba

The tragic death of Cuban dissident Wilman Villar after a 50-day hunger strike should make clear that the Cuban people seek freedom and are increasingly willing to d...