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From left to right, U.S. Sen.Chuck Hagel, U.S. Sen. John McCain and Frederick Kempe, president, Atlantic Council, present Bono, rock star and activist, with the Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership Award at the annual Atlantic Council Awards Gala in Washington, D.C., April 26, 2010.

From left to right, U.S. Sen.Chuck Hagel, U.S. Sen. John McCain and Frederick Kempe, president, Atlantic Council, present Bono, rock star and activist, with the Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership Award at the annual Atlantic Council Awards Gala in Washington, D.C., April 26, 2010.

From left to right, U.S. Sen.Chuck Hagel, U.S. Sen. John McCain and Frederick Kempe, president, Atlantic Council, present Bono, rock star and activist, with the Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership Award at the annual Atlantic Council Awards Gala in Washington, D.C., April 26, 2010.

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