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Bush Invites Gore, Nobel Winner

Political opponents never reconciled after bitter 2000 election

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 17, 2007 6:11 PM CST
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(Newser) – Bush recently invited US Nobel laureates to their annual White House photo op, but he personally called Peace Prize winner and bitter presidential loser Al Gore—and moved the event to November 26 to accommodate Gore's schedule. “It’s unusual, that’s for sure,” said one Gore advisor. “But the conversations were good, and the White House has been very gracious about it.”

Presidents have hosted political enemies before, but Bush and Gore share a dislike beyond normal GOP-Dem tensions, the Washington Post reports. Gore has blasted Bush’s policies, and the prez dismisses Gore’s film, An Inconvenient Truth. Will Gore try to sway him on global warming when they meet? “I'm sure he would love to give the slide show,” Gore’s adviser said.

President George W. Bush shakes hands with former Vice President Al Gore after taking the oath of office from Chief Justice William Rehnquist on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington in this file photo.
President George W. Bush shakes hands with former Vice President Al Gore after taking the oath of office from Chief Justice William Rehnquist on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington in this file...   (KRT Photos)
Former U.S. Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore delivers a lecture as a main speaker of an event in Vienna, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Lilli Strauss)
Former U.S. Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore delivers a lecture as a main speaker of an event in Vienna, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Lilli Strauss)   (Associated Press)
The White House seal is seen in this undated photo.
The White House seal is seen in this undated photo.
The White House, in an undated file photo.
The White House, in an undated file photo.
Former U.S. vice president Al Gore presents his documentary An Inconvenient Truth during a conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, June 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)
Former U.S. vice president Al Gore presents his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" during a conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, June 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)   (Associated Press)
George Bush and Al Gore shake hands in this file photo. Bush has invited Gore, and his fellow American Nobel Prize winners to the White House.
George Bush and Al Gore shake hands in this file photo. Bush has invited Gore, and his fellow American Nobel Prize winners to the White House.   (KRT Photos)
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