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Colin Powell says GOP moving too far to the right — needs to support immigration rights

By | 09.20.10 | 10:15 am

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Sunday said the Republican Party needs to support policies that would enable illegal Mexican immigrants to achieve legal status in the United States.

He made his comments on NBC’s Meet the Press.…

Hasan stuns CPAC conservatives with defense of Muslims, gays, Mexicans

By | 03.04.09 | 1:31 pm

No shoes were thrown but Ali Hasan did put his foot in his mouth last week at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., baffling the arch-conservative crowd with some decidedly moderate views.

Colorado Muslims praise Powell for ‘Meet the Press’ interview

By | 10.21.08 | 7:19 am

Members of Colorado’s Muslim community Monday praised former Secretary of State Colin Powell for his interview on NBC’s“Meet the Press” Sunday in which the retired Republican Army general endorsed Democrat Barack Obama and condemned his own party’s attempts to portray Obama as a Muslim associated with terrorists.