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Obama gets boost from huge funding, Powell backing Washington Post - 29 minutes ago By Caren Bohan FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama won the support of former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday and announced he raised a record $150 million last month, dealing a double blow to rival John ... Video: Powell: Obama Is Ready CBS Obama takes in record cash, wins Powell's nod San Francisco Chronicle New York Times - Reuters - Columbus Dispatch - Wall Street Journal all 2,760 news articles

This was a well staged announcement...This morning a news clip of Obama was of Obama stating that Powell had been advising him for a while now. So, if Powell is suggesting that he has just made his decision, that is false...This is just a well timed announcement of something he already knew...

It's just all political....I for one can't wait for this to be over...