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OPINION

Al Gore, Dems' Back-Up Plan

In spring's silly season, inconvenient nominee doesn't look impossible: Klein

Mar 28, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - If the Democratic nomination isn’t wrapped up before August's convention, the party might have a third choice: the one they crowned in 2000. If Barack Obama is too bloodied and Hillary Clinton too divisive, Joe Klein writes in Time, a superdelegate coup could yield an Al Gore-Obama ticket on... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Al Gore • Democratic National Convention • negative campaigning • superdelegates

Edwards Endorsement
Seems Unlikely

Genuinely torn between candidates, prefers to play party elder role

Mar 22, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton should hold their breath for an endorsement from John Edwards, Politico reports. People close to the influential former candidate expect him to parlay neutrality in the primary fight into a "party elder" role like that of Al Gore.  In a Leno appearance... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Al Gore • Jay Leno • political endorsement

 Clinton Must Catch Perfect 
 Wave, Aides Say  

Path to nomination needs big win in Pa., popular-vote majority, Obama rough patch

Mar 20, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s aides say their candidate’s chances of winning the Democratic nomination grow ever slimmer, the New York Times reports, and she will need victories in Pennsylvania and the national popular vote—as well as a confidence-shaking event in Barack Obama's camp—to succeed. She can't likely overtake... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • Michigan primary • Jeremiah Wright • Florida primary

Keith Richards, Supermodel

Rolling Stone mugs for Louis Vuitton

Mar 6, 08 11:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Keith Richards is featured in a new Louis Vuitton ad, accessorized as usual with headscarf and guitar—but wearing no LV, writes Elizabeth Snead in the Los Angeles Times. The Rolling Stone isn’t identified in the pic, as, a rep notes, “Keith Richards needs absolutely no introduction."... More »

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music • Al Gore • Louis Vuitton • Keith Richards • Rolling Stones • advertisements • Annie Leibovitz • Climate Project

OPINION

Gore to Net a Convenient Profit in IPO

Veep would net $48M on money-losing CurrentTV channel

Mar 6, 08 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - CurrentTV is going public, and that means big money for founder Al Gore. But something about the deal rubs Rob Grover of BusinessWeek the wrong way. Gore is drawing a big salary, even though the little-watched channel is losing money, and the share distribution is decidedly undemocratic—Gore and CEO... More »

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Al Gore • shareholders • IPO • Current TV • corporate governance • Class B shares • populist media

Dems Blast Candidate Nader

Dems condemn Nader; Huckabee says GOP will welcome him

Feb 24, 08 6:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Democrats took shots at Ralph Nader today after the consumer advocate jumped into the presidential race, the New York Times reports. “Wow, that’s really unfortunate,” a surprised Hillary Clinton said. “It’s not good for anybody, especially our country.” Obama praised Nader's advocacy, but added,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • Ralph Nader • Election 2008 • Green Party

Nader Will Reveal Election Plans

He'll announce decision on 'Meet the Press' Sunday

Feb 22, 08 4:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Ralph Nader will announce this weekend whether he intends to run for president again. He's been talking to “lots of people on all sorts of levels” about a potential bid, said Nader's spokesman from the 2004 race. The announcement comes Sunday on "Meet the Press." “Obviously,... More »

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Al Gore • Ralph Nader • Meet the Press • Election 2008 • consumer advocacy • Florida voting • third parties

Dems Hope
to Head Off Convention Feuding

Al Gore could
play peacemaker

Feb 16, 08 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Concerns about party unity are keeping Al Gore and other senior Democrats neutral in the Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton face-off—at least for now, the New York Times reports. Party elders are painfully aware that infighting or back-room dealing at the Democratic National Convention could look like the will of the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • Democratic Party • superdelegates

Gore to Investors: Ditch Guzzlers

Costs risk market
crash, he warns

Feb 15, 08 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Nobel prize-winner Al Gore yesterday urged financial leaders at a United Nations conference in Manhattan to unload their investments in businesses reliant on carbon-intensive energy. Gore likened such investments to the subprime mortgage market, warning that "the assumption you can safely invest" in business models that assume carbon is... More »

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United Nations • Wall Street • Al Gore • New York • Nobel Prize • subprime crisis • carbon emissions

Cupid Lurks on Campaign Trail

Election fever produces plenty of hook-ups—and even a few marriages

Feb 14, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Looking for love on this Valentine's Day? Maybe you should join a presidential campaign, the Christian Science Monitor reports. With the trail drawing energized, like-minded activists, traditionally tame vote-first states are earning new slogans like “what happens in Iowa stays in Iowa.” Indeed, staffers are finding love in... More »

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John Edwards • Iowa • Al Gore • John Kerry • George HW Bush • Richard Gephardt • James Carville • romance • campaign trail • Valentine's Day • Mary Matalin • Des Moines • campaign romance

Gore, Powell Stay on Sidelines

Ex-VP may want broker role; ex-Secretary of State has GOP fatigue

Feb 12, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - As the race for the Democratic nomination enters what the party hopes will be its homestretch, Al Gore is still watching from the sidelines, and insiders say he's planning to stay there. The ex-VP is said to see himself brokering a deal if Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton end at... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • Colin Powell • endorsement

Gore's Media Co. Is Going Public

Viewer-generated
video channel registers to sell $100M of stock

Jan 28, 08 8:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Current Media will soon become even more public: The viewer-created cable TV network, co-founded by Al Gore in 2005, filed an IPO today. The young adult-oriented company registered to sell up to $100 million in class A common stock, but the price range and number of shares weren’t disclosed—... More »

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Al Gore • cable TV • IPO • Current TV • Nasdaq • Current Media

OPINION

The Dream Ticket, Despite Odds

Conventional wisdom says no, but Clinton-Obama might be perfect

Jan 23, 08 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom has reservations about a Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama ticket, Peter Ross Range writes in Der Spiegel, but the pairing might just be perfect enough to overcome them. The two Democratic contenders are not geographical or ideological complements, they’ve “hit bottom in personal terms” and they’d be... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • gender • Al Gore • Bill Clinton

To Save Energy, Prince Charles Beams to UAE

Hologram speaks up for environment at international summit

Jan 22, 08 11:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Prince Charles popped over to Abu Dhabi yesterday to underscore the importance of finding a solution to global warming, then went out like a light. And he used as much energy as a light bulb—instead of spewing 20 tons of carbon waste into the air by taking a jet,... More »

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Al Gore • Prince Charles • Abu Dhabi • British royals • hologram • World Future Energy Conference

Bon Jovi: Political Power Broker

Candidates rush to appeal to NJ rocker

Dec 26, 07 4:27 PM CST
(Newser) - If you want to play in New Jersey politics, there’s one man you have to talk to: Jon Bon Jovi. He's a good friend of the Clintons and has held court with John Edwards and Al Gore. Barack Obama’s still hoping. State politicians rush to consult the rocker,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • New Jersey • Bill Clinton • Bon Jovi • elder statesman • Jon Bon Jovi

Last-Minute US Compromise Saves Bali Talks

Officials agree to reach accord in 2009—after end of Bush term

Dec 15, 07 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The Bali climate summit averted failure at the eleventh hour today when the US capitulated under sharp criticism and agreed to further talks to forge a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol in 2009 that will include the US and developing nations. The deal came after the US dropped opposition... More »

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climate change • Bush administration • United Nations • Al Gore • Kyoto Protocol • Bali • George W. Bush • Ban Ki-Moon

Gore Points Finger at US in Bali

Nobel laureate says Bush and company stonewalling in Bali

Dec 13, 07 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Al Gore’s latest inconvenient truth: the US is stonewalling the UN climate conference. “My own country, the United States, is principally responsible for obstructing progress here,” the Nobel laureate raged today in Bali. The US, along with Japan and several other nations, refuses to accept a specific... More »

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climate change • Bush administration • United Nations • Al Gore • global warming • European Union • Kyoto Protocol • Bali

OPINION

Hillary's on
Her Heels

Clinton's having her 'Gore Moment'—still in control, but could truly topple, blogger says

Dec 12, 07 9:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Addressing the moment's question for all Democrat-watchers, the New York Times’ Matt Bai says Hillary Clinton is “still in command of the race” but “seriously in danger of coming undone.” He reminds readers that Al Gore—the last Democratic candidate whose nomination seemed inevitable—lost control... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • Bill Bradley

Gore Blasts Climate Inaction in Nobel Speech

Laureate singles out US, China as
biggest offenders

Dec 10, 07 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Al Gore collected his Nobel Peace Prize today in Oslo and blasted the US and China for blaming each other rather than addressing climate change. "Both countries should stop using each other's behavior as an excuse for stalemate," he said. Gore also called his 2000 presidential defeat a... More »

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China • climate change • Al Gore • global warming • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • Nobel Peace Prize • Election 2000

Gore Finally Reaches
Oval Office

Bush welcomes Nobel winner,
who calls meeting 'cordial'

Nov 26, 07 5:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Al Gore met with President Bush in the Oval Office today, the first private meeting between the two since the 2000 election. The environmental activist called the meeting "very cordial" but then gave reporters the slip, the Chicago Tribune reports. "I'm not going to do an interview here,... More »

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Al Gore • White House • Dana Perino • Nobel Prize • George W. Bush

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