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First published 1880 Friday 3rd September 2010 Issue 0246/8
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"This historic moment comes at a time of great uncertainty for many Americans. We have now been through nearly a decade of war. We have endured a long and painful recession. And sometimes in the midst of these storms, the future that we are trying to build for our nation - a future of lasting peace and long-term prosperity - may seem beyond our reach"
Barack Obama
US President Obama was making a national address Tuesday to mark the end of the combat mission in Iraq

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Bono's daughter in The Strips video
Bono's daughter's acting career has got a boost after landing a starring role in Irish pop stars The Strips' latest music video.ve Hewson, 18, is launching an acting career and has already featured in one of her dad's...

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Bono's daughter's acting career has got a boost after landing a starring role in Irish pop stars The Strips' latest music video.ve Hewson, 18, is launching an acting career and has already featured in one of her dad's promos.

She also starred in 2008 movie 'The 27 Club' and will appear opposite Sean Penn in upcoming film 'This Must Be the Place'.

"It was the director's idea to approach Eve. We'd seen her showreel and she's a fellow Irish person, so we thought, 'Yeah'," the Daily Star quoted lead singer Danny O'Donoghue as saying.

The teenager would be playing a homesick Irish girl in the promo for their new single 'For The First Time'.(ANI)


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