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Norris Credited With Huck Boost

Action star a multi-generational icon, but also a true Christian conservative

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 5, 2007 1:55 PM CST

(Newser) – Like the last shrewd Arkansas politician before him, Mike Huckabee isn't discounting the punch of star power—particularly when it's coming from martial arts tough guy Chuck Norris. Seriously, says Newsweek’s Howard Fineman. Not only did the action hero provide needed publicity, but he’... Read full story »

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Norris Credited With Huck Boost

Action star a multi-generational icon, but also a true Christian conservative

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