Been There, Done That?

Is this one of those “if it hasn’t appeared in the Post, it hasn’t happened” examples? Or simply that timeless game of “every publication gets around to writing the same stories, regardless of previous work”?

Today’s Post: “Bono’s Calling: The Irish Rocker Has a Mission: To Fight Poverty, and Enlist the Powerful in the Battle”

Washingtonian magazine, March 2006: “U2′s Bono in Washington: U2′s Bono used his fame to meet the people with power and influence in Washington. Then he took the time to learn how DC really works–and he’s become one of them.”

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