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NEWS ABOUT: Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Butt-of-hipster-jokes Chuck Norris has leaped into the birther movement, challenging  President Obama to cough up his "long form" birth certificate. Norris wishes Obama happy birthday on Creative.com, then not-so-subtly sequés into: "Speaking of birthdays," why do "you refuse to reveal your original birth certificate?"... More »

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Barack Obama • conspiracy • birth • Chuck Norris • Lou Dobbs • birth certificate • birther

(Newser) - Maybe Chuck Norris and Christie Brinkley did get those bods from that exercise equipment, but fears that consumers don’t really understand “results may vary” has the Federal Trade Commission looking to tighten its rules, Advertising Age reports. Advertisers would have to show that consumers would see similar results,... More »

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advertising • First Amendment • Chuck Norris • false advertising • Christie Brinkley • Federal Trade Commission

OPINION

 Election's Media 
 Winners, Losers 

The best and worst in a season about image

Nov 3, 08 11:23 AM CST
(Newser) - This election has been all about image—not just for the candidates, but for media personalities who have jumped into the fray. Scott Collins chooses its biggest success stories and failures in the Los Angeles Times:
  • Rachel Maddow, MSNBC's new commentator, is brainy, funny, and capable.
  • John King,
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Katie Couric • Tina Fey • American media • David Letterman • Chuck Norris • Election 2008 • television news • Rachel Maddow • Charlie Gibson

 Top 10 Movie Cameos 

These small parts left a big impression

May 5, 08 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neil Patrick Harris just about stole Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle with a cameo, and he's not alone. Dose.ca runs down its top 10 movie cameos, including a stealth visit from Cate Blanchett in a hazmat suit.
  1. Bob Barker, Happy Gilmore
  2. Will Ferrell, Wedding Crashers
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Bob Barker • celebrity • David Hasselhoff • Matt Damon • Bruce Springsteen • Cate Blanchett • Sean Connery • Chuck Norris • cameo

Huckabee Sets Sights on Texas, Newly Relevant

Sidekick Norris
calls McCain too old
to be president

Jan 21, 08 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The odds are increasingly good that despite Super Tuesday's upgrade to "Duper," no obvious winner in either party will emerge by February 5. That means the March 4 Texas primary, largely written off earlier, may play a critical role in deciding nominees for both parties. Huckabee hosted the... More »

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John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Republican nomination • Chuck Norris • South Carolina primary • Texas primary

Dems Vie for Stars' Support

Obama, Clinton seek star power, cash

Jan 11, 08 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Democratic frontrunners Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are actively recruiting an army of Hollywood stars to help on the campaign trail. The LA Times runs down the supporting casts: Besides Oprah Winfrey, Obama has the support of George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Will Smith, Jennifer Aniston, and Halle Berry. Clinton's star... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Steven Spielberg • Oprah Winfrey • Scarlett Johansson • George Clooney • Rob Reiner • Chuck Norris • Will Smith

Huck, Chuck Make Hot Ticket

Norris doesn't just endorse candidate

Jan 7, 08 12:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee already seems to have a running mate: Chuck Norris. Huck and Chuck, as they’ve been dubbed, are inseparable on the campaign trail, the Chicago Tribune reports. The aging action star speaks at all of Huckabee’s events, often for longer than the candidate himself. “You... More »

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Mitt Romney • Mike Huckabee • Chuck Norris • Walker, Texas Ranger • Chuck Norris Facts • campaign stops • Huck and Chuck • Election 2008

Norris Credited With Huck Boost

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

Dec 5, 07 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’s a known born-again Christian... More »

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James Dobson • Mike Huckabee • Focus on the Family • Conan O'Brien • Christian conservatives • Chuck Norris • Iowa caucus • Walker, Texas Ranger • endorsement

Why Doesn’t the Right Embrace Huckabee?

Christian leaders care about tax breaks, not charity, NYT argues

Oct 25, 07 9:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Why is it that leaders of the religious right aren’t rallying behind authentically conservative Mike Huckabee, wonders  New York Times columnist Gail Collins. Huckabee—who Collins notes is “on his first wife and first position on abortion”—is the obvious conservative choice, she proposes, but Values Voter... More »

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religious right • Arkansas • Mike Huckabee • charity • estate tax • Chuck Norris

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