Squadrons of celebrities and high-profile media outlets are choosing sides in quest for the White House. From wrestler Ric Flair stumping for Mike Huckabee to Oprah Winfrey campaigning for Barack Obama, the candidates continue to play up their casts of supporting characters.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 03 Dec 2008 21:58:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43195/beyonce-wants-to-serenade-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBeyoncé has her eye on her next big performance: Barack Obama’s inauguration. “Of course I’d love to,” she told People when asked about performing at the event. “Who wouldn’t?” Sasha Fierce will definitely attend the swearing-in, whether performing or not. “I want to be there to witness it,” she said.http://www.newser.com/story/43195/beyonce-wants-to-serenade-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 20 Nov 2008 8:44:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43070/chuck-norris-prop-8-foes-wreaking-anarchy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOpponents of California's gay marriage ban need to learn how democracy works, Chuck Norris argues at TownHall.com. Post-election Proposition 8 protesters are attacking churches for backing the ban and threatening boycotts, Norris writes, when they should be accepting the majority vote of their fellow Californians. "Like it or not, it's the law now," the actor writes. "The people have spoken."http://www.newser.com/story/43070/chuck-norris-prop-8-foes-wreaking-anarchy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 19 Nov 2008 2:17:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41934/obama-owes-her-big-time.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAs an early backer of Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey may have made the difference in the close primary contest against Hillary Clinton, Jake Tapper writes for ABC’s Nightline . One statistician estimates Winfrey—whose choices for her book club, for example, have an astronomical impact on book sales—delivered between 400,000 and 1.6 million primary votes for Obama. She laid low for the rest of the campaign, but now that he's won, expect a more open role.http://www.newser.com/story/41934/obama-owes-her-big-time.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 06 Nov 2008 11:23:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41827/oprah-on-obama-win-we-did-this.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOprah Winfrey began to open up about the election last night in Chicago, and today on her show, she’ll “unleash” her views on Barack Obama’s victory, her website says. “This happened because we did this,” she told Mark Halperin at Obama’s rally. "We did this." The talk-show host kept quiet about the election after some viewers were less than thrilled with her endorsement of the now president-elect.http://www.newser.com/story/41827/oprah-on-obama-win-we-did-this.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 05 Nov 2008 7:54:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41710/want-the-day-off-anyone-anyone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFerris Bueller didn’t believe in -isms, only himself, but actor Matthew Broderick believes in Barack Obama. In a campaign video, Broderick urges people to emulate Ferris and “Take the day off”—only this time, to volunteer for Obama. “Life moves pretty fast,” he says, reprising a famous line. “If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.”http://www.newser.com/story/41710/want-the-day-off-anyone-anyone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 04 Nov 2008 7:46:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41327/framptons-obama-signs-stolen.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPeter Frampton is ticked that vandals in his GOP-leaning Cincinnati suburb keep stealing his Barack Obama lawn signs, he tells the Enquirer . The British-born naturalized US citizen wore an Obama shirt at his last local concert in protest, and has installed security cameras. “They are frustrating my attempt to use my First Amendment right to speech and political speech is supposedly the most protected,” the singer says.http://www.newser.com/story/41327/framptons-obama-signs-stolen.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 30 Oct 2008 13:56:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40750/opie-andy-fonzie-endorse-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultRon Howard has taken a trip down TV memory lane to stump for Barack Obama, reports the Chicago Tribune . In a serious-humorous video posted on Funny or Die, Howard reprises his role as Opie alongside TV pop Sheriff Andy Griffith—who tells Opie he could someday grow up to vote Obama. Howard then swaps wigs, becomes Richie Cunningham from Happy Days and chats about the candidate with The Fonz.http://www.newser.com/story/40750/opie-andy-fonzie-endorse-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 23 Oct 2008 22:21:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40361/powell-makes-mac-play-defense-again.html?refid=rss_all_defaultColin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama has backed an already-defensive John McCain even further into a corner, writes Politico. Following what McClatchy Newspapers calls a “blistering critique” of McCain’s campaign by the former secretary of state, the Republican has found himself defending anew the Palin pick, the Ayers angle and his recent onslaught of negative robocalls—a tactic he condemned in the 2000 race.http://www.newser.com/story/40361/powell-makes-mac-play-defense-again.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 20 Oct 2008 2:33:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39734/jolie-obama-would-be-great-for-my-family.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAngelina Jolie hasn't officially endorsed a candidate, but Barack Obama's positions "could move" her to vote for him, she tells the German edition of Vanity Fair . His determination to "intervene militarily in genocides abroad and close down Guantanamo Bay" are near and dear to her heart—as is his all-American multi-ethnic heritage that she so values. "Barack Obama would be great for my family,” she said.http://www.newser.com/story/39734/jolie-obama-would-be-great-for-my-family.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 11 Oct 2008 23:11:20 CDT