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Article: Liberty Medal meets rebel rocker: Bono: filling an unusual bill for the city event, the U2 star and his DATA advocacy group will get the $100,000 prize Sept. 27.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- May 25, 2007
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Byline: David O'Reilly
May 25--The National Constitution Center announced yesterday that it will award the 2007 Liberty Medal to the singer and social activist Bono for his efforts to combat poverty in Africa, and to the advocacy group DATA he helped create.
The choice of a shades-wearing rock star is a marked departure for the 18-year-old award: Most winners have been senior statesmen.
Bono "holds no official office whatsoever," National Constitution Center president Joseph M. Torsella said at a news conference yesterday, but his activism "proves that the office of 'citizen' is the most important in the world."
Bono, who lives in ...