In hindsight, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg acknowledged, grudgingly, on Friday, taking a helicopter flight from Manhattan to New Jersey to catch a U2 concert may not have been the most environmentally friendly way to travel.Especially since Mr. Bloomberg had events on Thursday and Friday that were meant to burnish his environmental record.On Thursday, Mr. Bloomberg, joined by former Vice President Al Gore, unveiled a program to paint rooftops white to reduce energy usage. On Friday, the mayor prom

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Full List of Nominees: Best Song Beyonce Knowles – “Halo” Black Eyed Peas – “I Got A Feeling” David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland – “When Love Takes Over” Kings of Leon – “Use Somebody” Lady GaGa – “Poker Face” Best Live Act Beyonce Knowles Green Day Kings of Leon Lady GaGa U2 Best Group Black Eyed Peas Green Day Jonas Brothers Kings of Leon Tokio Hotel Best New Act Daniel Merriweather La Roux Lady GaGa Pixie Lott Taylor Swift Best Female Beyonce Knowles Katy Perr

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Today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette devoted almost a full page to ONE, CGD and the University of Pittsburgh’s panel yesterday. Below are some excerpts: “It shouldn’t be a summit to address only the completion of a global economic stimulus. It should also be about some of the issues that have caused us a lot of disappointment and frustration in Africa,” said Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank. For David Lane, the president of the international advocacy group the O

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Globe trotting stadium giants Coldplay have dug deep and donated £1 million to a children’s charity. Perhaps Coldplay really are the new U2. Emerging from an indie background the group have become world beaters through their euphoric songs and sheer hard work. Of course, having a Hollywood star as his wife marks singer Chris Martin out somewhat. The band’s recent album ‘Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends’ was a global success, and it seems that Coldplay have decided to spend som

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Thinking of nabbing U2’s latest album? Got a BlackBerry to hand? Here’s something you should check out then: the band’s first BlackBerry album app, with artwork and extra features bundled in, just like an iTunes LP album . Once upon a time, stadium behemoths U2 were bumping fists with Apple, but the band’s defection to BlackBerry now finds them taking on Apple’s new album format with their own free BlackBerry app. iTunes LP: first look! Developed in collaboration with Bono and

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