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March 22, 2009Well alright, AWF Auctioning Signed U2 LPThe African Well Fund is launching its second Build a Well for Bono's Birthday auction, this time a "The Joshua Tree" LP signed by Bono, Adam Clayton and The Edge is up for bid. The auction will take place on AWF's eBay page from Sunday, March 22, World Water Day, through Wednesday, March 25. Bidding will start at $70 to coincide with the "70 Days to Change the World" Bono's Birthday Well theme. The LP was donated by a U2 fan who got Edge's signature in New York on March 6 when U2 played Fordham University for "Good Morning America," and ...
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August 18, 2007Australian nurse inspired Bono"As we went along Bono began chatting away, telling me he was a singer with a band called U2 and that he had only recently been in Adelaide. I had no idea who they were..." The woman who hadn't heard of U2 or Bono - to be fair, it was 1985 - is Australian nurse Sue Germein, who was part of the team Bono and Ali joined on their mission in Ethiopia. Bono now says she was the woman that got him fired up about the issues in Africa. Read Sue's story in the Sunday Herald Sun.
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June 11, 2007Sex appeal + changing the worldYouTube - Bono brings Africa to Vanity Fair
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June 6, 2007Vanity Fair will have Bush coverPresident Bush Talked Into VF Africa Cover By Karl Rove, Bono - Media on The Huffington Post
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May 16, 2007A cold showerBono: EU Lagging Behind On African Aid
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May 15, 2007Bono in BerlinRock Star Still Hasn’t Found the African Aid He’s Looking For - New York Times
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May 10, 2007G8: Are you ready to Rostock?Bono: "I missed Woodstock, and now I’m not going to miss Rostock! If the G8 heads think that they can ignore this campaign, they are making a very big mistake." Bono, celebrating his 47th birthday today, is set to rock the German city of Rostock during the G8 summit on June 7. He'll be sharing the 'Music and Messages' bill with Die Toten Hosen, Herbert Groenemeyer and other German artists. The gig, part of Germany's 'Deine Stimme Gegen Armut' movement has been dubbed 'P8'. The musicians are urging the G8 leaders to keep their promises regarding commitments on aid to Africa. Tickets ...