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.
Colin Powell will have a role as a top presidential adviser in an Obama administration, the Democratic White House hopeful said today.
''He will have a role as one of my advisers,'' Barack Obama said on NBC's Today in an interview aired today, a day after Powell, a four-star general and President Bush's former secretary of state, endorsed him
Obama is leading the Poll. CNN Polls : Obama 49% McCain 41% Among the Independents Obama 57% McCain 31%
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