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Powell rebukes Kennedy in rare political foray
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) rebuked a leading Democratic senator for comparing the war in Iraq (news - web sites) to Vietnam and suggesting President George W. Bush (news - web sites)'s policies had incited hatred against the United States.

In a rare foray into politics, Powell said Senator Ted Kennedy, an outspoken Bush opponent and supporter of Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry (news - web sites), should be "more restrained and careful" when discussing Iraq and the war on terrorism.

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