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As I've thought about gay marriage, I don't see any reason not to say that [couples] should be able to get married.

Colin Powell

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Colin Powell
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 5
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Former United States Secretary Of State
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Colin Luther Powell
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I think the American people want to see what we want to see, and that is for the Iraqi people to have a free, open, fair election, for their forces to be built up, for our reconstruction money to be used well, and for Iraqi security forces to take over so we can start bringing our troops home.
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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