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    Celebrities and their UN-affiliated Causes

    Mark Leon Goldberg March 26, 2008

    Angelina Jolie looks after refugees, Drew Barrymore helps feed the world, Nicole Kidman takes on violence against women and Bono promotes the MDG’s. But this week belongs to Jay-Z, who explains why water is for life.

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