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In Louisville last night, actor George Clooney wrapped up a round of celebrity-driven fund raising for the 4th District congressional campaign of his father, former television personality Nick Clooney of Augusta. Two receptions at the Kentucky Center appeared to raise about $100,000, based on the number attending and the ticket prices — $1,000 for a reception with a photographer and $250 for a less exclusive event. Like-priced events Saturday night in the Clooneys' native Northern Kentucky, the heart of the district that runs from Oldham County to Ashland, appeared to raise about $140,000. Former Lt. Gov. Steve Henry, a Democrat...

It'll be Davis vs. Clooney Business consultant easily wins primary By Patrick Crowley The Cincinnati Enquirer HEBRON - Despite blistering attacks on his character, Geoff Davis won an easy victory in Tuesday's 4th Congressional District primary over Kevin Murphy and Kelly King. Davis, a Boone County business consultant who ran unsuccessfully for the seat two years ago, now faces Nick Clooney, an Augusta Democrat and longtime local media personality, in the fall.

By BRUCE SCHREINER The Associated Press 1/3/2004, 12:48 p.m. ET BEDFORD, Ky. (AP) — Political newcomer Nick Clooney needed no introduction as he shook hands with people hunched over steaming breakfast plates at the Farmhouse restaurant. "I knew him since I walked in the door, and I had never met him before," said Richard Ginn, a real estate appraiser and tobacco farmer. The 69-year-old congressional candidate has instant recognition in northern Kentucky from his days as a Cincinnati television news anchor. It doesn't hurt that he's also the father of actor George Clooney, the brother of the late singer-actress Rosemary...

Nick Clooney campaigns for Congress DEMOCRAT WANTS TO SUCCEED LUCAS IN 4TH DISTRICT By Bruce Schreiner ASSOCIATED PRESS BEDFORD - Political newcomer Nick Clooney needed no introduction as he shook hands with people hunched over steaming breakfast plates at the Farmhouse restaurant. His face, once a fixture as a Cincinnati television news anchor, was familiar to the regulars chewing over issues between bites of eggs and sausage. "I knew him since I walked in the door, and I had never met him before," said Richard Ginn, a real estate appraiser and tobacco farmer. The 69-year-old Democrat and father of actor...

Nick Clooney's bid for Congress won't stop GOP plans to capture the state's only Democratically held congressional seat, Republicans said Monday after Congressman Ken Lucas announced his retirement Monday and endorsed Clooney as his replacement in the 4th District. Geoff Davis, the Hebron businessman who narrowly lost to Lucas in 2002, said he's not deterred by Clooney, a household name in the tri-state for his long career in radio, television and newspapers, and as the father of Hollywood star George Clooney. About the 4th district • The 4th Congressional District stretches along the Ohio River over 23 counties, from Ashland...