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• Dublin showcases earliest photos of baby-faced U2

  several of U2's first Dublin gigs and became their occasional roadie. His first photo on Sept. 9, 1978, is of a muscle-shirted Bono, mike in hand, performing as the opening act for English punk rockers The Stranglers in front of a foul crowd of hard-core punks.   Read more »

• Cops: Fifth arrest in National Grid scam

  energy efficient rebates submitted to the utility company, Identity Theft detectives said after a 12-month investigation. Bono submitted rebate applications for the upgrades but the work was never completed or did not qualify for the rebates, police said in   Read more »

• Julie Taymor claims there was a 'Spider-Man' plot

  book and Philip William McKinley stepped in to direct.The filing quotes from emails between her and the producers, Berger and Bono and The Edge, painting a picture of a creative team very supoortive of Taymor's direction and vision. She also claims she had   Read more »

• New Elvis Presley exhibit opens at Graceland

  other memorabilia from artists who have been influenced by Elvis.Items featured in the exhibit include a suit worn by U2 frontman Bono on the group's "Zooropa" tour; a leather jacket worn by Bob Dylan that appears on the album cover "Real Live"; and artifacts   Read more »

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• Bono to Present Amnesty Award to Suu Kyi in Dublin

  of an Irish tribute concert for Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi say Bono will present her with Amnesty International's highest honor when she's in Dublin next month as part of her first international tour in 24 years. Suu Kyi is scheduled to visit 5/29/12 from ABC News Read more »

• Invitation to a Dialogue: Pro Bono Requirement

  and the courts may guide more resources toward public service, helping to improve its quality. The first opportunity to do pro bono can also make the second easier, instilling in many a commitment for life. Alternative approaches may also have merit, but credit 5/29/12 from The New York Times Read more »

• Spin Cycle: The Cult, Choice of Weapon

  underrated guitarists/musicians out there. The kinship between these two is truly remarkable – rivaled by very few (The Edge and Bono most notably come to mind). This album is tracked so seamlessly – tracks alternating between full-on garage-to-arena rockers, 5/29/12 from Words From A Blerd Read more »

• Grace Dent: If you were on your first foreign trip for 24 years, would you want Bono to be a part of the package?

  of people would love you to be locked in a house indefinitely, so the crowds will dig the irony." "Ooh, I'm not sure, God," Bono might hesitate. "Won't it look odd, me standing up in Dublin and giving it the big 'Ooh, life is unfair but chuck your arms around 5/29/12 from The Independent Read more »

• Ryan Scott: Businesses Backing Vets: Pro Bono Aid for Homeless Heroes

  than the checks their company was writing to support Community of Hope. Thus was born the Hope for Veterans Program. Pro Bono Clears a Path Typically, when an attorney does legal pro bono, they must work through a local nonprofit legal services group -- which 5/29/12 from The Huffington Post Read more »