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Article: Clooney, Zellweger bring on-screen banter to Duluth.

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Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN)
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March 25, 2008
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Byline: Nina Petersen-Perlman

Mar. 25--George Clooney and Renee Zellweger brought the witty banter from their on-screen characters in "Leatherheads" to real life when they visited Duluth's Depot on Monday.

The stars chugged into the old train station on the back of a train, joking that they were exhausted from their long journey -- even though they'd hopped aboard 400 feet away. About 125 fans climbed onto other trains in an attempt to get photos of the stars.

Duluth Mayor Don Ness launched the 11 a.m. news conference by proclaiming March 24 as "Leatherheads Day" and saying he didn't consider himself "the slickest operator in Duluth," a line ...

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