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NEWS ABOUT: Al Gore

Al Gore stories: 102 news summaries

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 Gore Throws 
 Weight Behind 
 Climate Bill 

Former VP dials Congressional Dems to rally support

May 21, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - With controversial cap-and-trade climate legislation now in committee, former vice president Al Gore has mobilized his lobbying organization and grass-roots movement behind the bill, even calling some wavering Democrats personally, Politico reports. While some groups feel the measure is too soft on polluting industries, the Nobel Prize winner supports its... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • cap and trade • Nobel Prize • carbon taxes • carbon emissions

(Newser) - Al Gore and Newt Gingrich both appeared on Capitol Hill today, arguing for and against Democratic legislation that would shape US policy on energy and the environment, MSNBC reports. Gore said the legislation, which would mandate a sweeping changeover to a green economy in the next 50 years, “has... More »

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climate change • Congress • Newt Gingrich • Al Gore • House of Representatives • green energy • energy bill • House Energy and Environment Subcommittee

North Korea Indicts 2 US Journos for 'Hostile Acts'

Women were working on refugee crisis story for Al Gore's Current TV

Apr 24, 09 1:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea has indicted two US journalists arrested last month for unspecified "hostile acts," reports the BBC. The women, reporting on the nation's refugee crisis for Al Gore's Current TV, will be tried "on the basis of the confirmed crimes committed by them," according to state-run... More »

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television • North Korea • Al Gore • South Korea • journalist • Kim Jong Il • Reporters Without Borders • reporters

(Newser) - Some conservatives see recent investments by Al Gore’s venture-capital group into stem-cell research involving a non-embryonic variety as a tacit denial of that more invasive method, the New Scientist reports. Gore’s company has put $20 million into a project researching treatment with induced pluripotent stem cells, which do... More »

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stem cell research • Al Gore • conservative • venture capital • Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers • induced pluripotent stem cells • embryonic stem cells

North Korea to Try Detained US Journalists

TV reporters will be charged with illegal entry: Pyongyang

Mar 30, 09 3:04 PM CDT
(AP) - North Korea's state-run news agency says two American reporters detained earlier this month will be tried for illegal entry and "hostile acts." The Korean Central News Agency said in a report today that an initial investigation confirmed suspicions about the two women and preparations for indictments and trial... More »

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China • television • North Korea • Al Gore • dictatorship • journalist • detention • Euna Lee

(Newser) - North Korea today confirmed it is detaining two American journalists on charges of “illegally intruding” into the communist nation, the New York Times reports. The reporters, both from Al Gore’s Current TV station, were reporting along the river border between China and Korea when they were apprehended. “... More »

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China • Hillary Clinton • North Korea • Al Gore • Current TV • journalist • Euna Lee

analysis

 Bill, Gore, Rubin 
 Guide Obama 
 in Spirit 

Bill, Al Gore and Robert Rubin leave mark on transition

Jan 20, 09 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Three of Barack Obama’s most important advisers will accompany him to the Oval Office only in spirit, Gerald Seib writes in the Wall Street Journal: Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and Robert Rubin. In leaving behind a healthy record as Democratic building blocks, the Clinton years left Obama “what... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • Al Gore • White House • Bill Clinton • Robert Rubin • legacy • transition team • President Obama

analysis

Bush v. Gore No Longer
a Judicial Joke


Dec 22, 08 8:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Once considered an intellectually trivial, one-off ruling, Bush v. Gore is gaining ground as legal precedent, the New York Times reports. The 2000 Supreme Court decision has been cited some 20 times in the Minnesota Al Franken/Norm Coleman recount case, and influenced a recent Ohio ruling on voting machines. Its... More »

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Al Gore • US Supreme Court • George W. Bush • precedent

Gore-Obama Meeting Fuels Job Rumors

But former veep says he wants to keep working from 'outside'

Dec 9, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama and Joe Biden will meet today with Al Gore just as the transition team is set to choose the key environmental appointments of energy secretary and EPA chief, CNN reports. The meeting in Chicago has triggered speculation that Obama may be considering Gore for a slot in his... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Al Gore • Environmental Protection Agency • Nobel Peace Prize • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • energy secretary

 Green Groups Come 
 Down on 'Clean Coal' 

Gore calls the technology 'illusions of the industry'

Dec 5, 08 6:12 PM CST
(Newser) - A new advertising campaign backed by environmental organizations, including one supported by Al Gore, is calling into question the efficacy of “clean coal technology,” the Washington Post reports. “Clean coal” was a buzzword during this year’s election, but environmentalists think it’s an oxymoron. “We... More »

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environment • Al Gore • advertising campaign • coal power • environmentalists • clean coal

 Finish My 
 Fight With 
 Big 3: Gore 
 to Obama 

We need urgent action, Gore warns

Nov 30, 08 6:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Al Gore doesn't want a White House job, but he does have advice for Barack Obama: Use the bailout plan to transform the Big Three automakers. As vice-president, Gore rolled out a billion-dollar program to pay for fuel-efficient Detroit vehicles—"but as soon as they felt they were... More »

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China • environment • oil • Al Gore • India • auto industry • hybrid car • oil crisis • clean coal • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Gore Veteran
Named Biden
Chief of Staff

Ron Klain joins other Clinton-era colleagues in top posts

Nov 13, 08 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden has picked Al Gore's former chief of staff to be his own chief of staff, highlighting the Obama team's reliance on Washington insiders, Marc Ambinder writes in the Atlantic. Some Democrats question how Beltway vets like Ron Klain could possibly represent change—but the truth is that the... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Al Gore • Rahm Emanuel • President Obama • chief of staff • Ron Klain

OPINION

 Cohen: 
 Gore for 
 Secretary 
 of State 

Columnist lists his picks for Obama's cabinet

Nov 11, 08 11:06 AM CST
(Newser) - If Barack Obama wants to make good on his promise of change, he should start by nominating Al Gore for secretary of state, Richard Cohen suggests in the Washington Post. Earth’s “custodian” has worlds of government experience—and “can you imagine a bolder statement about a new... More »

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Al Gore • Cabinet • nomination • Larry Summers • President Obama • Joel Klein

Meet 'Renegade,' 'Rosebud,'  'Radiance,' 'Renaissance' 

Secret Service will use 'R' names for First Family

Nov 11, 08 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain called himself a “maverick,” but the Secret Service has dubbed Barack Obama the real “Renegade," according to the Chicago Tribune. In keeping with tradition that’s been around since Harry Truman (“General”), the agency has given the president-elect’s family corresponding alliterative... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Al Gore • Michelle Obama • Secret Service • John F. Kennedy • president • Sarah Palin • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama

OPINION

 Gore: 5 Steps to Save Planet 

Nobel laureate calls on Obama, new Congress to act now

Nov 9, 08 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The road to energy efficiency is paved with the same solutions needed to fix the economic crisis, Al Gore writes in a New York Times op-ed. Dismissing proposals for domestic drilling, the climate crusader says, “We simply cannot any longer base the strategy for human survival on a cynical... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • energy • Congress • Middle East • Al Gore • power grid • carbon • renewable energy • auto industry • foreign oil • sustainability

ANALYSIS

 White Obama Support 
 Defies Doubters 

 

44% of white voters swing to Obama

Nov 3, 08 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A minority of white voters—44%—are now supporting Barack Obama, but he trails by less than previous Democratic presidential candidates, reports the New York Times, including Bill Clinton. Both the impact of racial attitudes and the proportion of white voters in the electorate have diminished, analysts say. In a... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • race • Al Gore • gun control • Lyndon Johnson • John F. Kennedy • religion • Bill Clinton • Barry Goldwater • Herbert Hoover • white voters • the race card • Hispanics • Michael Beschloss

Campaigns Call in Big Guns for Final Fireworks Shows

Obama gets Clintons, Gore; McCain counters with Schwarzenegger, Giuliani

Oct 31, 08 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the final days of the presidential campaign, the candidates are ramping up their schedules and bringing in their parties’ big names to motivate voters, the New York Times reports. John McCain, in addition to sending running mate Sarah Palin on a grueling two-day sprint across the country, has enlisted... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Al Gore • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Bill Clinton • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 Gore Calls for Civil 
 Disobedience Vs. Coal 

Says world is losing climate change battle

Sep 25, 08 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Earth defender Al Gore is calling for a campaign of civil disobedience and protest to halt construction of 48 coal plants that lack the technology to capture and store carbon, Reuters reports. "If you're a young person looking at the future of this planet, I believe we have reached... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • global warming • Clinton Global Initiative • civil disobedience • carbon sequestration • geo-sequestration

OPINION

To Win Debates, Go for Snap Over Substance

Postgame video replays matter more than issues

Sep 22, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Better theater, not better substance, wins modern presidential debates, writes Michael Tomasky in the Guardian. Pundits will ordain a winner during the spin war that follows each clash—this year's first encounter is Friday—and “the candidate who wins the battle of the clips will be the 72-hour winner.... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Al Gore • debates

Mac Fathered BlackBerry,
Staffer Claims

Dems scoff at Gore moment; aide calls it 'boneheaded joke'

Sep 16, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign was quick to mock a staffer’s claim today that John McCain helped create the BlackBerry, the Hill reports. An aide suggested that the Republican’s service on the Senate Commerce Committee, which concerns itself with telecommunications, qualified him as a father of the ubiquitous device—... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Al Gore • BlackBerry • Senate Commerce Committee • Election 2008 • Bill Burton • Doug Holtz-Eakin

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