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Irish rock singer Bono holds his honorary knighthood at the British ambassador's official residence in Dublin last month. The U2 singer and activist accepted the award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to music and remarkable humanitarian work.
Irish rock singer Bono holds his honorary knighthood at the British ambassador's official residence in Dublin last month. The U2 singer and activist accepted the award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to music and remarkable humanitarian work.
Cultural Studies

Achtung, Bono

By James Parker
April 22, 2007

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The Christian rock band U2 continues to enter the world in some surprising ways. On March 29, lead singer Bono, in a ceremony at the home of the British ambassador in Dublin, was inducted as an honorary knight of the British Empire. ("All I'll say," gushed Prime Minister Tony Blair in a letter that was read at the gathering, "is ... (Full article: 855 words)

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