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  1. past is prologue
    Politics Was Riddled With Celebrities Long Before TrumpActors, musicians, and athletes entering U.S. politics isn’t a new trend — in fact, it may be one of the oldest.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. iraq war
    Colin Powell Doesn’t Need You to Defend HimThe former secretary of State was perfectly comfortable with his bloody legacy.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  3. politics
    Colin Powell, First Black Secretary of State, Dies at 84The highly distinguished general, who will forever be associated with the war in Iraq, died of complications from COVID-19.
    By Benjamin Hart
  4. democratic national convention
    Jill Biden Promises Joe Can End Presidential Empathy DeficitIn her DNC speech, Jill Biden portrayed her husband as a man blessed with the qualities Trump most conspicuously lacks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. intelligencer chats
    Will Colin Powell’s DNC Appearance Actually Help Joe Biden?Swing voters may be impressed to see another Republican backing Biden — or they may be turned off by the W. administration official’s endorsement.
    By Jonathan Chait, Gabriel Debenedetti, and Ezekiel Kweku
  6. Colin Powell Is Voting for Hillary ClintonAnd not Donald Trump, who is “unfit” to be president.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  7. Colin Powell’s Personal Emails Are Like a D.C. Burn BookThe former secretary of State was hacked, and now everyone knows he hates them.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  8. Here Are Colin Powell’s Petty EmailsLeaked personal emails reveal the former secretary of State apparently lives for drama.
    By Jessica Roy
  9. early and often
    Colin Powell: Clinton Team Is Trying to ‘Pin’ Email Scandal on MeThey’re doing a pretty bad job.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. photo op
    Colin Powell Knows What a Selfie Is And he posted a vintage one to prove it.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  11. celeb donations
    Colin Powell Donated $5 Million to City College of New YorkHis alma mater.
    By Adam Martin
  12. secretary of karaoke
    Colin Powell Sang ‘Blurred Lines’ on a StageHere are pictures of Jamie Foxx freaking out.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  13. the most important people in the world
    Colin Powell Says He Did Not Have an Affair, Despite ‘Personal’ Hacked E-mailsGuccifer strikes again.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. Colin Powell’s Facebook Page Was HackedHe was hacked.
    By Dan Amira
  15. equal rites
    Dick Cheney, Laura Bush Star in Ad Supporting Gay MarriageThis is probably news to them.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. party poopers
    Colin Powell Endorses Chuck Hagel, Does Not Endorse GOP’s Racist Dog Whistles The Republican had some harsh words for his party on Meet the Press.
    By Andre Tartar
  17. crotchety senators
    Juxtaposition of the Day: John McCain’s Increasing Crotchetiness EditionHow he responded to Colin Powell’s endorsements of Obama in 2008 and 2012.
    By Dan Amira
  18. racial gaffes
    Sununu: Powell Endorsed Obama Because He’s BlackIt’s hard to misunderstand this gaffe.
    By Adam Martin
  19. endorsements that don’t matter
    Colin Powell Endorses Obama Again, Insists He’s Still a Republican“I think I’m a Republican of a more moderate mold. That’s something of a dying breed, I’m sorry to say.”
    By Dan Amira
  20. early and awkward
    We’re Sure There’s a Reason Colin Powell Sang ‘Call Me Maybe’ on TV TodayBut we don’t want to know what it is. Here’s the video. 
    By Dan Amira
  21. equal rites
    Rational Centrist Supports Equal RightsColin Powell endorses gay marriage.
    By Dan Amira
  22. all the president’s moves
    Watch Sixteen Politicians and Dignitaries Get Their Groove OnWho’s got the moves?
    By Sarah Frank
  23. dicks
    Ignore Dick Cheney: Condoleezza Rice Would Never CryThe former secretary of state becomes the latest to slam Dick Cheney’s memoir.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  24. dicks
    Ex-Powell Aide: Dick Cheney Was Practically President, Fears War Crime ProsecutionThe former vice-president is a “very vindictive person.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  25. dicks
    John Heilemann on Morning Joe: The Dysfunctional Relationship of Dick Cheney and Colin PowellThe ‘Morning Joe’ panel discusses the former vice-president’s tell-all book.
    By Sarah Frank
  26. dicks
    Colin Powell’s Head Still Intact After Reading Dick Cheney’s BookApparently, the former VP’s “cheap shots” did not have the desired effect.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  27. political playbook
    Political Playbook: When Failing Campaigns Blame the WifeThe latest example: Callista Gingrich is being scapegoated for the campaign’s implosion.
    By Noreen Malone
  28. iraq war
    Defector Admits WMD Tales Used to Justify War in Iraq Were a LieDecoding the Bush administration.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  29. 2012
    Colin Powell Will Not Tell You Who He Likes“I’m not committed to Barack Obama. I’m not committed to a Republican candidate.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  30. don’t ask don’t tell
    Clinton: I Was ‘Promised’ ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ‘Would Be Better Than It Was’Clinton tells Katie Couric that Powell misrepresented measure.
    By Josh Duboff
  31. colin powell
    Colin Powell: Tea Party Is All Slogans, No Agenda“You can’t just have catchy phrases.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  32. gays
    Colin Powell Supports Ending ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’If “chiefs and commanders are comfortable with moving to change the policy then I support it.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. gossipmonger
    Levi Johnston and Jon Gosselin, Together At LastEveryone, it’s time to give up.
    By Katie Goldsmith
  34. the bush years
    President Bush Is Ready to MotivateAnd for only $19.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  35. gossipmonger
    Justin Timberlake May Be Moving to GreenwichWhat? Is he pregnant? Plus, Usher, Charlie Sheen, and Jill Zarin party together, and more celebrity news, in our daily gossip roundup.
    By Katie Goldsmith
  36. the post-racial world
    Colin Powell Is His Usual Levelheaded SelfPowell thinks Skip Gates and the police could have been more reasonable.
    By Dan Amira
  37. the great debate
    Who Is the New Most-Trusted Person in America?With Walter Cronkite gone, the mantle of Most Trusted Person in America is up for grabs. Here’s out list of the top ten contenders.
    By Dan Amira
  38. war-stained wretches
    Rumsfeld: Colin and Condi Got Off So Easy!In a new biography, the former Defense secretary has some gripes with the media.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. inaugur-nation!
    Video: Colin Powell Breaks It Down at the BET BallYes, including to the song ‘Hips Don’t Lie.’
    By Jada Yuan
  40. early and often
    Powell: How Important Is the Most Important Endorsement of the Campaign?The political commentariat seems to agree on two things right now: (1) Endorsements never matter, and (2) Colin Powell’s endorsement does matter, somewhat.
    By Dan Amira
  41. early and often
    So Who Thought Colin Powell Only Endorsed Obama Because He’s Black?Turns out, not as many people as you might think.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. gossipmonger
    Judith Regan Says Murdoch’s Wife Smacks Him AroundA diner at the Waverly Inn overheard Judith Regan claiming that Rupert Murdoch is regularly hit by wife Wendi. Marilyn Manson may or may not have been asking for coke and Adderall in the bathroom of Bette last week. Helena Christensen’s 7-year-old son, Mingus, is a chess genius. Howard Stern thinks Beth Ostrosky has invited too many people to their wedding. Lance Armstrong chatted with Blackstone’s Pete Peterson at the Four Seasons. Cindy Adams claims that Colin Powell told friends that he sympathizes with General Petraeus but that he’s “digging his own foxhole” (or some approximation thereof).