Obama emotional as U2 performs at presidential center opening ceremony in Chicago
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Chiara Fiorillo
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Barack Obama was moved to tears during the opening ceremony of his presidential center in Chicago on June 18, when U2 members Bono and The Edge performed "City of Blinding Lights." The event was attended by Obama's family and several former presidents and first ladies, including Joe Biden, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and their spouses, as well as former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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The 64-year-old politician was joined by his wife, Michelle Obama, their daughters Sasha and Malia, as well as former presidents Joe Biden, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and former first ladies Jill Biden, Laura Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton at the event in Chicago on June 18.
Bono and The Edge performed the U2 song City of Blinding Lights during the June 18 ceremony to mark the opening of Barack Obama's presidential center in Chicago
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