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  • BONO MAKES A GRAB FOR U.S. PURSE STRINGS(Major Barf Alert!)

    05/23/2002 10:55:30 PM PDT · by goody2shooz · 17 replies · 191+ views
    BBC ^ | Thursday, 23 May, 2002, 18:59 GMT 19:59 UK
    WATCH YOUR POCKETBOOKS! BONO WANTS TO PLAY ROBIN HOOD!!Rock star Bono made a grab for America's purse strings as a four-nation aid and debt factfinding tour with US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill reached South Africa. "He is the man in charge of America's wallet," Bono said of Mr O'Neill. "And it's true, I want to open that wallet." The comment came as the dynamic do-good duo arrived in Pretoria for talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki. "All three of us have a passion for seeing the world's living standard increase quickly for people who have been poor too long,"...