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ByABC News
February 2, 2001, 4:28 PM

W A S H I N G T O N, Feb. 2 -- He's a war hero who's now the first African-American secretary of state. His first interview since assuming that post will be on "This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts" this Sunday morning.

Colin Powell's views about the United States' role in the world, about Middle East peace and about his old nemesis, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, will all be there, and only there, this weekend. And what does Powell think about new Attorney General John Ashcroft? What about abortion and international family planning organizations? All of those topics will be discussed.

Also, with the Israeli election just a few days away, George Stephanopoulos reports from Jerusalem on the latest there, including what American political operatives are doing for Israeli candidates. And Derek McGinty, co-host of WJLA's "Capital Sunday," joins the Round Table.