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Al Gore Photo copyrighted by Brett Wilson Democratic Party	Born March 31, 1948 Public Office U.S. House of Representatives 1977 - 1985 U.S. Senate 1985 – 1992 U.S. Vice-president 1993 - 2001 Education Harvard University 1965 – 1969 Vanderbilt University School of Religion, Nashville, TN., 1971 – 1972 Vanderbilt University School of Law 1974 – 1976 Religion Southern Baptist Family He is married and is a father.
Stated or Demonstrated Positions Does not support military solution to Sadaam Hussein’s Iraq and supports withdrawal from Iraq before “stated mission” is complete. Supports amnesty for illegal aliens. Pro-Abortion Pro gun control	Biographical Nuggets Born in Washington, D.C., and attended school in Carthage, Tennessee.; graduated, St. Albans High School, Washington, D.C., 1965. Served in Army 1969-1971 in Vietnam, and was an investigative reporter for the Nashville Tennessean from 1971 until 1976. Democratic Party presidential nominee for the 2000 presidential election. Gore won the popular vote but lost the electoral college vote. Mr. Gore was unable to overturn through litigation, Florida’s election results which gave 25 electoral votes to Mr. Bush. He has recently become popular due to his environmental activism where he champions in books and a movie the theory that human activity is causing global warming. In December of 2007, Al Gore shared in winning the Nobel Peace prize for his work on global warming.
For More Information	Mr. Gore has not expressed his intention to run as a candidate for president, though there has been interest by some Democrats that he do so.

In the Candidate's Words

Iraq “I am deeply concerned that the course of action that we are presently embarking upon with respect to Iraq has the potential to seriously damage our ability to win the war against terrorism.” “ Other Foreign Policy Issues Climate Change/Energy “I will be doing everything I can to try to understand how to best use the honor and recognition of this award as a way of speeding up the change in awareness and the change in urgency. It truly is a planetary emergency, and we have to respond quickly.” *** “We face a planetary emergency. Just three days ago, as you know, the scientists reported that the melting of the north polar ice cap was 10 times faster than expected. It's fallen off a cliff in the words of one of these scientific experts, and it really is an emergency.” *** Al Gore said “not to single out cars and trucks” in a statement before two House subcomittees. They are only a “slice of the problem.” Gore proposes some steps that might stave off the environmental catastrophe. First, freeze carbon dioxide emissions immediately, and then reduce emissions by 90% by 2050. Second replace taxes on employment and production with taxes on pollution, particularly carbon dioxide – a carbon tax. Third, use public money to help the poor transition to a low-carbon lifestyle. Fourth, join a new global treaty to cut emissions and put it into effect by 2010, two years earlier than current plans. Fifth, build no more new coal-fired power plants, unless they can capture and sequester the carbon they emit. Healthcare “What I propose is to start by ensuring every child in America would have health insurance by the end of the next President's term.” ““ Education Homeland Security “ Family Taxes/Fiscal Policy “ Illegal Immigration

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