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Clint Eastwood's empty chair talks back

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When Clint Eastwood addressed President Obama in the form of an empty chair, he couldn't have guessed it would spark a three-day long parody-fest. We take a look at continued mocking of Clint's stunt at the Republican National Convention. Also: the cult of Obama; Rihanna is assailed in a Paris train station, and it's "la rentrée" for France's schoolchildren... and their parents.

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By James CREEDON
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