poverty

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No American Left Behind

Obama at Tulane

Obama gave a wonderful speech today in New Orleans. He said so many of the things that I wanted to hear. Click here to read the entire speech that Barack Obama delivered at Tulane University today.
Here are some excerpts:
The Times-Picayune
Thursday February 07, 2008, 10:03 AM
Sen. Barack Obama’s prepared remarks to be delivered to [...]

Al Gore and Bono Speak at the World Economic Forum

Al Gore and Bono discuss climate change and poverty at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week.

Vanity Fair Goes RED

The July issue of Vanity Fair magazine is hitting the racks soon, and I can’t wait to get my copy (or copies…). There are 20 different cover pictures for this issue which is devoted to topics related to Africa. Bono was the guest co-editor for the issue, which is remarkable as this is the first [...]

Bono to Make an Appearance on American Idol

Just received an e-mail with the following news:
We are excited to announce that Bono will be making an appearance Wednesday night (April 25, 2007) on behalf of ONE urging the millions of Americans watching the show to join us in the fight against extreme poverty. Bono will meet with the Idol contestants to talk with [...]

ONE Representative Bono Meets With Presidential Candidates

ONE is planning to have 4 million (US) members by the 2008 presidential elections. That alone says alot. But it sure is nice to have a ‘front man’ like Bono taking our message directly to the people who can act on it. If he can win over Jessie Helms, he can surely make a strong [...]