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U2 star Bono briefs President Obama on Africa visit

By
ANTOINETTE KELLY,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Sunday, May 2, 2010, 9:19 AM
Updated Sunday, May 2, 2010, 11:32 AM

 

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Bono met President Barack Obama on Friday

Bono was in Washington on Friday and visited the White House to meet President Obama to fill him in on his recent trip to Africa.

It appears the meeting was not on Obama’s official itinerary for the day, but a National Security spokesman told CNN what the two talked about.

"[They discussed] ways to make sure our foreign aid is effective, and the opportunities for innovation and technology to change the development landscape in Africa,” he said.

The Bono-founded charity organization ONE released a statement about the visit, in which the U2 front man went over some of the issues discussed.
 
"With the first Blackberry president, we discussed the power of new technology to empower activists and entrepreneurs across Africa, part of a new rising generation that's boosting growth and governance and defying stereotypes,” read the statement.

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Posted by Oonaghx on May 05, 2010, 11:51 AM EDT
Whats with the filling obama in on Africa about! is it because he's black? LOL, since I was a kid Africa has been getting hand outs from all over the world, for the love of God where is all that aid going?
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Posted by seanomelbourne on May 04, 2010, 06:58 PM EDT
The advertising blog below was not posted by seanomelbourne.
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Posted by seanomelbourne on May 04, 2010, 05:45 AM EDT
Become a pop idol and suddenly your an expert on world events.plastic Irish Bono what a dill.
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Posted by FastEddy on May 03, 2010, 04:02 PM EDT
Advocate: " We the SHEEPle of America cannot afford 'foreign aid' any longer! ..." >>> But you see, that's how the whole "foreign aid" thingy works. USA / State Department ponies up US$ Billions to the third world, the funds buy food and fuel and tennies and music videos from Nike / Arthur Daniels Midland / Conoco-Phillips / LA Times / GE / military-industrial complex ... the food and goods and meds get used up, the vigorish on the loans and gifts prop up the dictators and the opposition ... the music goes round and round ... and the jobs are created here, there and everywhere. These are really the only US$ Dollar transactions that our g'ment does that incorporates private enterprise, world wide = This is good, this is beneficial to capitalism and this helps feed millions of the poor and rich alike. This is the only true corporate welfare program that is good for just about everybody ... No kidding.
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Posted by KMcSinger on May 03, 2010, 12:32 PM EDT
Very funny hyattsville!
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Posted by hyattsville on May 02, 2010, 11:39 PM EDT
Good grief Advocate take your Meds. Seriously it'll all be okay you'll see, the voices will go away and those satellite dishes on top of your head will just broadcast happy static-free messages.
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Posted by Advocate on May 02, 2010, 12:26 PM EDT
We the SHEEPle of America cannot afford 'foreign aid' any longer! anti-American Socialist Insane Hussein should already know all about Africa, having been born there!!!
 


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