Colin Powell

Bush's war, 10 years later

2013-03-22 00:00:00

The 10th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq seems an appropriate time to look back at how it all happened and what it has wrought, not so much for Iraq as for the United States, which poured its own troops, treasure and world reputation into...

How black is black enough?

2013-01-13 04:00:00

I suddenly find myself concerned about my blackness. It had never occurred to me to worry about it before. Then came the incident last month on ESPN's "First Take" program that initially got commentator Rob Parker suspended and then, last week, fired...

Iraq's bitter lessons

2013-02-21 11:34:00

It has been 10 years since then-Secretary of State Colin Powell's U.N. speech on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. I watched the secretary's presentation intently on assignment to Fort Jackson, S.C. that day. The presentation, of course, would make...

What might have been: Life under President Romney

2013-01-27 05:00:00

News flash: President Romney and congressional leaders met today to review the terms of the recently concluded fiscal cliff deal wherein the Bush tax cuts were extended by four years, the corporate income tax rate was reduced from 35 percent to 25...

How is Susan Rice's mistake worse than Colin Powell's?

2012-12-04 08:15:00

The Sun's editorial regarding President Barack Obama's possible choice of Susan Rice for secretary of state is on the mark ("Obama's conundrum," Nov. 30). Why should one statement destroy the reputation and credibility of a hardworking government...

Liberal obsession with race is growing old

2012-12-24 04:00:00

When will liberals stop living in the past? Specifically, when will they accept that they aren't all that stands between a wonderful, tolerant America and Jim Crow? I was in the room when, during the Democratic National Convention, civil rights hero...

Wake up, socially liberal fiscal conservatives

2013-01-21 04:00:00

Dear Socially Liberal Fiscal Conservative Friend, That's pretty toothy, so I'm going to call you Bob. But whatever specific name you go by, Bob, you know who you are. You're the sort of person who says to his conservative friends or co-workers...

Blacks and Republicans: an overdue debate

2012-10-21 05:00:00

Quick quiz: What do LL Cool J, The Rock, 50 Cent, Karl Malone, Don King, Lynn Swann, Wilt Chamberlain, Eldridge Cleaver, Peter Boulware, Tony Dungy and Alveda King, (niece of Martin Luther King Jr.) have in common? If you guessed membership in the...

Oriol Servia, Baltimore's 'favorite driver,' ready for Grand Prix

2012-08-29 21:43:00

A year ago, Oriol Servia said he should be Baltimore's favorite driver because his name, Oriol, means Oriole in Spanish. He felt he was Baltimore's own. "Ever since I arrived in this country, people say, 'Oh, Oriol, like the cookie,' and I always say,...

Same-sex marriage opponents set to turn in first petitions

2012-05-27 16:28:00

Church-led activists hoping to repeal Maryland's same-sex marriage law plan to deliver the first batch of petitions ahead of schedule this week, and they say the number of signatures will far exceed the mark. The question is: By how much? There's little...

The long road to the Baltimore Grand Prix

2011-08-13 18:55:00

Steven Wehner had overcome dyslexia, a stint in jail on drug charges and the loss of his repair shop on Martha's Vineyard. Living in the basement of his mother's Rodgers Forge home, he set his sights on his biggest challenge yet: Bringing an IndyCar...

Police escort variety of officials to events

2011-09-14 17:41:00

Animal Kingdom, the thoroughbred that won this year's Kentucky Derby, got a police escort to Pimlico for the Preakness. Wounded war veterans got escorts to Orioles games. Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell got an escort to the Grand Prix. Police...

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell (right) chats before a dedication ceremony at the George W. Bush Library and Museum on the grounds of Southern Methodist University April 25, 2013 in Dallas, Texas.

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, left, confers with Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 1990.

2012-12-27 17:34:19

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, and retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf chat at an awards ceremony honoring former President George H.W. Bush in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2002.

2012-12-27 17:34:45