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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Constitution Center, in partnership with the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation and WPVI-TV, will webcast the 2007 Liberty Medal ceremony live on http://www.libertymedal.org, making the event available to a worldwide audience for the first time. The 2007 Liberty Medal will be awarded jointly to Bono, U2 lead singer and activist, and DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), the advocacy organization he co-founded to combat poverty and disease in Africa, on Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the National Constitution Center in Historic Philadelphia.

"We are thrilled to provide global access to the 2007 Liberty Medal ceremony," says National Constitution Center President and CEO Joseph M. Torsella. "This year's recipients serve as inspirational examples of the power of citizens to elevate important issues to the world stage. The global reach of this webcast allows us to generate greater awareness of Bono's and DATA's exceptional contributions, and to support those that strive to ensure 'the blessings of liberty' throughout the world."

The webcast will feature a special introduction by National Constitution Center Chairman, President George H.W. Bush. The live webcast will be streamed on http://www.libertymedal.org beginning at 7:00 p.m.; a condensed version of the ceremony will be available later that night on http://www.constitutioncenter.org and http://www.gophila.com/libertymedal, and will be available for viewing through October. Locally, the ceremony will also be broadcast live on WPVI-TV, 6abc at 7:00 p.m. In order to increase the international recognition of t
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