Colin Powell may endorse Obama
The buzz in Washington is that retired Gen. Colin Powell, who served under the last three Republican presidents, could endorse Democrat Barack Obama when he appears on NBC's ``Meet the Press'' on Sunday.
WASHINGTON Colin Powell, a Republican and retired general who was President Bush's first secretary of state, broke with the party Sunday and endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, calling him a ``transformational figure'' while criticizing the tone of John McCain's campaign.