Bono honour rejected by North Dakota legislators

Elected officials in North Dakota have decided not to honor U2 frontman Bono for his charitable work. A resolution was introduced in the House to note Bono's work on behalf of Third World debt relief, but it was voted down last week. State Representative Scot Kelsh sponsored the measure after learning that no U.S. state had honored the singer, according to a magazine published by the National Conference Of State Legislatures. But the proposal failed to pass, with some saying Bono had no connection to North Dakota. Kelsh disagreed, and he said, "This is something that does matter to us as citizens of North Dakota, the United States, and the world at large," according to the Associated Press.

Kelsh's fellow legislator Gil Herbel was confused about who was being voted on. Herbel thought it referred to the late Sonny Bono, and he said, "When I saw the resolution, I was looking for Cher's name in there."