http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080613.BCPOWELL13/TPStory/National

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He noted that although both he and Mr. Obama are black, he would not

cast a vote for the Illinois senator on the basis of race. "I will

vote for the individual I think that brings the best set of tools to

the problems of 21st-century America and the 21st-century world

regardless of party, regardless of anything else other than the most

qualified candidate," Mr. Powell said at a news conference before

delivering a speech to about 800 people attending a leadership forum

at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

"Both of them certainly have the qualifications to be the president of

the United States, but both of them cannot be," he said.

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-- Ed Leafe