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Sorry, Bono: Economy Shelves U2 Tower

Tallest building in Ireland would house band's studio

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 1, 2008 2:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Not even Bono is immune to the gloomy economy. Plans for a record-breaking Dublin skyscraper partly financed by the band U2 are on hold thanks to the global crisis, AFP reports. The U2 Tower, designed by architect Norman Foster, would be the tallest in Ireland... Read full story »

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