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Appreciative Bono gets Liberty Medal

With his trademark wit and a sassy knack for speaking truth to power, superstar rocker Bono last night accepted the Liberty Medal, Philadelphia's premier social-service award, for using his celebrity to champion the plight of Africa.

Bono and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who accepted for Bono's DATA organization, acknowledge applause from the National Constitution Center's Joseph Torsella and the audience after receiving their medals.
Bono and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who accepted for Bono's DATA organization, acknowledge applause from the National Constitution Center's Joseph Torsella and the audience after receiving their medals.Read moreCLEM MURRAY / Inquirer Staff Photographer
    by Michael Matza, Inquirer Staff Writer
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