news.bbc.co.uk: The fact that rock singer Bono was invited to speak at the Labour Party conference confirms his rare ability to combine the duties of a pop star with those of a global campaigner.
Bono has consistently used his position as frontman of one of the most popular rock acts in the world to draw attention to human rights issues, from the need for famine relief in Ethiopia to criticising nuclear tests in France.
His high-profile meetings with world leaders such as President George Bush and Pope John Paul II followed dubious nightly attempts to telephone the White House live from U2's concert stage. [
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Bono has consistently used his position as frontman of one of the most popular rock acts in the world to draw attention to human rights issues, from the need for famine relief in Ethiopia to criticising nuclear tests in France.
His high-profile meetings with world leaders such as President George Bush and Pope John Paul II followed dubious nightly attempts to telephone the White House live from U2's concert stage. [
more] 
