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NEWS ABOUT: Bono

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(Newser) - Bono waxes eloquent about Frank Sinatra and the life lessons he learned from the Chairman in his debut column today for the New York Times. Among other things, he contrasts an early boastful recording of "My Way" with one Sinatra made late in life that is filled with remorse.... More »

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New York Times • Bono • singer • columnists • Frank Sinatra

 U2 Gets a Line on New Release 

Band's 12th studio effort is due March 3

Dec 19, 08 11:27 AM CST
(Newser) - U2’s hotly anticipated new album is finally on the horizon: No Line on the Horizon is set for release March 3, E! Online reports. The band delayed the release to polish the songs and add two tracks. Although U2 worked with its “usual suspects,” guitarist the Edge... More »

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Bono • U2 • album release • rock music • album • the Edge

 Supremes Won't 
 Air Dirty Laundry 

Court will delay release of tapes of arguments in indecency case

Nov 3, 08 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Election Day is likely to inspire swearing in some places and sure to see off-color language in one unlikely locale: the Supreme Court. But the American public will have to wait until next summer to hear tomorrow's oral arguments in a landmark indecency case, FCC vs. Fox, the Justices... More »

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FCC • Bono • profanity • Fox • obscenity • Wyeth • US Supreme Court • C-SPAN • Diana Levine

 Sorry, Bono: 
 Economy 
 Shelves 
 U2 Tower 

Tallest building in Ireland would house band's studio

Nov 1, 08 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 and house a studio for... More »

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architecture • Bono • Ireland • Dublin • credit crisis • Norman Foster

 Facebooked: Bono Caught 
 Cavorting With Teens 

19-year-olds post photos on social site after partying in St. Tropez with U2 frontman

Oct 27, 08 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sorry, Bono fans, Facebook doesn't lie. The married U2 frontman spent a night in St. Tropez partying with two 19-year-olds, Australia’s News Network reports after the girls posted pics—and details—on their Facebook pages. But Bono didn't cross the line. “For somebody who's much older than I... More »

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Facebook • Bono • U2 • musician • the Edge

 Bono Joins 
 Op-Ed Page 
 of NYT 

U2 singer joins Grey Lady's ranks as columnist

Oct 23, 08 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bono may have finally found what he’s looking for: the New York Times’ op-ed section will be the U2 singer’s new print home, Radar reports. Editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal announced his newest columnist last night, telling Columbia's School of Journalism that the activist/sunglasses aficionado will pen between... More »

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newspaper • New York Times • Condoleezza Rice • Bono • U2 • columnists • Megan McArdle • William Kristol

Malaria Fight Gets $3B Booster Shot

Initiative will focus on Africa, stress the need
for persistence

Sep 27, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The global fight against malaria will get an unprecedented $3 billion push from a global alliance of nonprofits, financial institutions, and governments, the Wall Street Journal reports, with a focus on prolonging the effort beyond initial successes. The Global Malaria Action Plan aims for multibillion-dollar yearly funding through 2020, and... More »

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Africa • World Bank • malaria • Bono • aid programs • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • donor

OPINION

 McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business

Candidate bets America's celebrity resentment outweighs admiration

Aug 15, 08 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's attack ads on the "biggest celebrity in the world" depend on Americans loving to hate stars more than they admire them, writes James Poniewozik in Time. If the tactic works, it will shift Barack Obama’s best asset into a Republican secret weapon—but "snark aside,... More »

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John McCain • Britney Spears • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Bono • celebrity • TMZ • Time magazine • Obama-mentum • Brangelina

Book Review

Superclass Exposes Global Elite . . .Sort Of

Ultra-powerful rule the world, author argues, and that's not all bad

Mar 15, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - What do Bill Clinton, Osama Bin Laden, and Bono have in common? All are members of the powerful global elite that’s reshaping the planet, David Rothkopf argues in his new book Superclass. But Rothkopf’s isn’t a conspiracy-laden indictment, writes Salon’s Laura Miller. Rather,... More »

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globalization • Bill Clinton • Bono • power • global economy • Osama bin Laden • Davos • elite • nonfiction books

NEW RELEASE

U2 3D a Virtual Triumph

IMAX concert film delivers you-are-there experience without 'parking lot hell'

Jan 25, 08 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Sitting through the IMAX feature U2 3D isn't exactly like being at one of the legendary rock band's shows. "In many ways, watching the movie is better," writes Desson Thomson of the Washington Post. The film's incredibly lifelike presentation of U2 "shows how closely technology can match"... More »

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Bono • 3D • movie review • concert • movies

Celebs Who Carry a Big Stick

Oprah, Bono and Michael Jordan are among the most influential celebs

Nov 4, 07 5:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Oprah is not just the queen of daytime talk shows. With her wide-ranging cultural, political and philanthropic interests, she's also the most influential celebrity in a new poll from E-Poll Market Research, Forbes reports. The top celeb honchos:
  1. Oprah Winfrey
  2. Bono
  3. Michael Jordan
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Paul McCartney • Angelina Jolie • Michael Jordan • Bono • list • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jon Stewart

Thousands Mourn Pavarotti

Sep 8, 07 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Modena's main piazza was filled with throngs of Luciano Pavarotti fans today as invited mourners gathered at the cathedral for the tenor's funeral. The service, which was shown on huge screens in the piazza and broadcast live, was attended by an ecclectic group of dignitaries and artists with whom the... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Bono • opera • Luciano Pavarotti • tenor • Kofi Annan • Modena • funeral

Thousands
Pay Respects
to Pavarotti

Bono, Kofi Annan plan to attend tenor's funeral tomorrow

Sep 7, 07 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands lined up today to pay respects to opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti at the cathedral in his hometown of Modena, Italy. Though the tenor's family wants a private funeral tomorrow, an international array of celebrities and fans–among them Bono, Andrea Bocelli, and Kofi Annan–are planning to attend, Reuters... More »

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Italy • Bono • obituary • opera • Luciano Pavarotti • tenor • Kofi Annan • Placido Domingo • The Three Tenors • funeral • Andrea Bocelli • Jose Carreras

G8 Concludes with AIDS Pledge

World leaders renew $60B pledge to fight disease in Africa

Jun 8, 07 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Global leaders renewed their vow to spend $60 billion to help fight AIDS, TB, and malaria in Africa today as the G8 summit wrapped up. But they set no deadlines for delivering the relief, leading critics to question the pledge. "I think it is deliberately the language of obfuscation,... More »

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Iran • Russia • Africa • AIDS • greenhouse gases • global warming • France • malaria • Tuberculosis • Kosovo • G8 summit • Group of Eight • Bono • U2 • George W. Bush • carbon emissions

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