The GOP also snagged Kentucky's 4th District seat, with Geoff Davis winning out over Nick Clooney, father of actor George Clooney.

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Lucas endorsed Democratic nominee Nick Clooney, a local celebrity who brought star power as the father of actor George Clooney and the brother of the late singer Rosemary Clooney.

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The cast includes Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, Elias Koteas, John Savage, Woody Harrelson, George Clooney, and John Travolta, with strong performances from younger actors like Ben Chaplin and Jim Caviezel, but they all drift in and out of the action, never staying long enough to hold center stage.

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