Clinton, Powell, Albright to guest star in 'Madam Secretary'

LOS ANGELES -- Three former U.S. secretaries of state - Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright - will make guest appearances in October on political television drama "Madam Secretary," broadcaster CBS said on Tuesday.

The three have already filmed their episode, which involves fictional Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord, played by Tea Leoni, turning to her more experienced peers for advice when the series returns for a fifth season on October 7.

“It was a privilege to experience their perspectives and discourse both in and behind the scenes,” Barbara Hall, creator and executive producer of "Madam Secretary," said in a statement.

"Madam Secretary" portrays McCord's efforts to balance delicate diplomatic issues as well as personal stories and her family life.

The show launched in 2014, a year after Clinton stepped down from her post at the State Department after four years. In 2015, the Democrat declared she would run for president in 2016 but was defeated by Republican Donald Trump.

Clinton has appeared briefly on entertainment shows as herself, including a cameo on comedy "Broad City" in 2016 and with "Saturday Night Live" doppelganger Kate McKinnon in 2015.

Madeleine Albright, the first female secretary of state, served under Democratic President Bill Clinton. Colin Powell, secretary of state under Republican President George W. Bush, was the first black man to hold the post.

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Obama gets endorsement from Colin Powell

LAS VEGAS -  As he did in 2008, President Barack Obama again won the endorsement of General Colin Powell, a Republican who served as Secretary of State during the presidency of George W. Bush.
Powell told CBS he is sticking with Obama because he believes the economy is improving.

The endorsement comes at a time when both Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney are pounding on battleground states in the hopes of coming ahead in this very close presidential race.

Both candidates were in swing state Nevada, convincing the state ravaged by severe unemployment and home foreclosures that their economic plan can save America.

At the Obama campaign, recording artist Katy Perry tried to help deliver that message.

“Hello, Nevada. Are you fired up?" he addressed a crowd of 13,000 Nevadans waiting for the president at Doolittle Park.

“Nevada, you know me by now, you know I say what I mean, and I mean what I say. We haven't finished everything we set out to do in 2008. But you know that every single day I sit forth in that office I am thinking about you,  I'm fighting for your families, with your help I am keeping the commitments I made,” Obama told supporters.

Filipino Americans in the crowd say President Obama's policies affect middle class families in Nevada. Obamacare provides affordable insurance to more than 200,000 hispanic residents who were previously uninsured.

“I don't know anything he does bad for me. He is good. People don't appreciate him if Romney would get in there, this people they think different, I think Obama is for the poor people,” Richard Muniz said.

“When I shook his hand he even squeezed my hand. He wouldn't let go. That's when I know that's the right president to have,” another Filipino American, Paul Michael Sison added.

Hoping to encourage other democrats to vote ahead of the November 6 election, Obama cast his ballot early in his home town of Chicago on Thursday.

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