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DeepModem Mom

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Sat Aug 1, 2015, 01:01 AM Aug 2015

U2 welcomes the Clintons, Springsteen at New York show:

For its last of eight shows at Madison Square Garden, U2 welcomed some very famous guests.

On Friday night, lead singer Bono gave a shout out to former President Bill Clinton for helping to negotiate peace in the 1990s in the band’s native Ireland. Bono later praised the former president and Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is running for president, for their efforts in fighting AIDS.

U2 performed for more than two hours, including such favourites as “Pride (In the Name of Love)” and “Beautiful Day.” For their encore they brought an old friend on stage, Bruce Springsteen, who joined them for “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and the Ben E. King hit “Stand By Me.”...

http://news.yahoo.com/u2-welcomes-clintons-springsteen-york-show-040422984.html via Yahoo News

(Note: The Clintons received an ovation from the Madison Square Garden crowd as they took their seats for the concert.)

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U2 welcomes the Clintons, Springsteen at New York show: (Original Post) DeepModem Mom Aug 2015 OP
Very nice. Kath1 Aug 2015 #1
K&R. Pretty cool! lunamagica Aug 2015 #2
Very Cool! Mahalo DeepModem Mom! Cha Aug 2015 #3
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