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SPINNER.COM - Today in Rostock, Germany, Bono, Bob Geldof, Youssou N’Dour and a host of international musicians evoked the lyrics of the Beatles and Bob Marley to urge world leaders to aid impoverished countries. At the ‘Voices Against Poverty’ concert, musicians led the crowd in sing-alongs of ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ and ‘Redemption Song.’ Organized by Geldof, the concert’s mission is to raise awareness of world poverty amid the G8 summit, being held in nearby Heiligendamm.

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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany (AP) — President Bush is a celebrity in his own right, but he took time Wednesday to gaze at some stars.

Bush met with Irish rocker and anti-poverty activist Bono, music producer Bob Geldof and Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour before the start of the G-8 summit of major industrialized nations.

"Hanging out with good company, aren’t I?" Bush said before retiring inside the Kempinski Grand Hotel Heiligendamm.

Bush apparently had Bono on his mind. Earlier, he shouted to aide: "Where’s Bono? Bono for president."

Anti-poverty campaigners such as Bono, frontman for the band U2, have pressed summit leaders to meet commitments to increase aid to poorer countries.

Bono has made that case in Washington, too.

At last year’s National Prayer Breakfast, he told Bush and members of Congress that it’s unjust to keep poor people from selling their goods while singing the virtues of the free market.

At the time, Bush praised him as a "doer." "You’re an amazing guy, Bono. God bless you," Bush said.

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U2 have recorded John Lennon’s ‘Instant Karma’ for an Amnesty album drawing attention to the crisis in Darfur. It’s out next week.

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U2’s plans to turn the Clarence into "the most spectacular hotel in Europe" are on hold, after council officials issued a deadline to the supergroup to respond to a lengthy list of questions about the project.

Dublin City Council’s planning department says the status of the planning application is currently dormant, as it awaits a response from the owners, due before the end of September.

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