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People.com: Al Gore Cleared in Sexual Abuse Caseupdated: Sun Aug 01 2010 14:28:00

The former vice president won't be charged due to "lack of credible evidence," prosecutors say

Al Gore won't face prosecution in sexual assault allegationupdated: Fri Jul 30 2010 22:42:00

Former Vice President Al Gore will not face prosecution on an allegation of sexual assault from 2006.

People.com: Report: Al Gore Questioned by Police in Sexual Abuse Caseupdated: Wed Jul 28 2010 10:08:00

Detectives interview former Vice President Al Gore about allegations he sexually abused a masseuse

People.com: Tipper Gore Isn't Buying Masseuse's Storyupdated: Wed Jul 07 2010 11:49:00

Though separated, Al and Tipper Gore are a united front against allegations

'Procedural issues' prompt re-opening case involving Gore, police sayupdated: Fri Jul 02 2010 09:44:00

Police in Portland, Oregon, say they reopened their investigation into a massage therapist's allegation that former Vice President Al Gore had "unwanted sexual contact" with her in 2006 because of procedural issues.

Al Gore case heats upupdated: Fri Jul 02 2010 09:44:00

CNN's Joe Johns has more on a massage therapist's accusations against former Vice President Al Gore.

People.com: Al Gore 'Emphatically' Denies Sexual Assault Allegationsupdated: Thu Jul 01 2010 12:50:00

"Further investigation into this matter will only benefit Mr. Gore," says a family spokesperson

Police re-open Al Gore investigationupdated: Thu Jul 01 2010 03:13:00

Anderson Cooper digs deeper into an investigation of Al Gore, who was accused of "unwanted sexual contact" in 2006.

Portland police reopen therapist's complaint about Goreupdated: Thu Jul 01 2010 03:13:00

Police in Portland, Oregon, say they have reopened their investigation into a massage therapist's allegation that former Vice President Al Gore had "unwanted sexual contact" with her in 2006, a police spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Police: 'Not enough evidence' in accusations against Goreupdated: Thu Jun 24 2010 00:40:00

Oregon authorities said Wednesday that a woman accused former Vice President Al Gore of "unwanted sexual contact" in connection with a 2006 encounter, but no charges resulted because detectives could not substantiate her claim.

People.com: Another Gore Split: Daughter Karennaupdated: Wed Jun 09 2010 14:29:00

Al and Tipper Gore's eldest daughter is separated from her husband and seeking marriage counseling

Gore on climate summitupdated: Thu Dec 10 2009 01:25:00

Former U.S. President Al Gore on the climate summit in Copenhagen and the conflicts its spawned.

Gore attempts to defuse 'Danish text' disputeupdated: Thu Dec 10 2009 01:25:00

Al Gore has played down the significance of the row over a leaked document which has caused a rift between rich and poor countries at the U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen.

Gore: 'Climategate' e-mails misunderstoodupdated: Wed Dec 09 2009 12:56:00

Hacked e-mails from top environmental researchers, which appear to question whether humans influence climate, have been misunderstood, former Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday.

Gore speaks of climate crisisupdated: Wed Dec 09 2009 12:56:00

Former Vice President Al Gore gives his take on leaked climate change e-mails.

Gore testifies on Capitol Hillupdated: Wed Jan 28 2009 16:04:00

Former Vice President Al Gore testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on global warming.

Gore warns of damage from climate changeupdated: Wed Jan 28 2009 16:04:00

Suggesting that the planet will soon reach an irreversible "tipping point" of damage to the climate, former Vice President Al Gore told members of Congress on Wednesday that the United States needs to join international talks on a treaty.

Gore to address U.S. Senate panel on climateupdated: Tue Jan 27 2009 23:44:00

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is expected to tell a Senate panel on Wednesday that the United States needs to provide leadership on the world stage in tackling climate change, a Senate aide said.

Gore calls for coal plant protestsupdated: Mon Jan 05 2009 10:42:00

Former vice president and environmental campaigner Al Gore has urged young people to protest against new coal-fired power plants that don't use carbon capture and storage technology.

Gore addresses conventionupdated: Thu Aug 28 2008 23:59:00

Al Gore addresses the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Transcript: Al Gore's speech at Invesco Fieldupdated: Thu Aug 28 2008 23:59:00

Former Vice President Al Gore spoke Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention events at Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado.

Gore invokes spirits of 2000 electionupdated: Thu Aug 28 2008 22:35:00

Former Vice President Al Gore criticized John McCain, the Republican candidate for president, on Thursday, playing on his reputation as an environmental activist.

Energy crisis threatens U.S. survival, Gore saysupdated: Fri Jul 18 2008 11:18:00

The United States should be making all of its electricity with renewable and carbon-free energy in 10 years, former Vice President Al Gore said Thursday.

Gore's answer to energy crisisupdated: Fri Jul 18 2008 11:18:00

Former Vice President Al Gore outlines his plan to solve America's energy crisis.

Time.com: Gore's Bold, Unrealistic Plan to Save the Planetupdated: Fri Jul 18 2008 01:00:00

The global-warming guru says Americans must replace fossil-fuel power plants with renewable energy within 10 years. But can this "moral and spiritual challenge" be met?

Third term, new endorsementupdated: Tue Jun 17 2008 08:09:00

CNN's Mark Preston talks about Gore's endorsement of Obama, and why Bush is talking about his brother as president.

Glenn Beck: Be thankful for big oilupdated: Mon Jun 02 2008 12:44:00

We all want to live in a world that's clean, healthy and prosperous.

Movie relives 2000 recountupdated: Thu May 22 2008 19:02:00

CNN's Susan Candiotti reports on the accuracy of an HBO movie on the 2000 election recount.

Fortune: Al Gore's next act: Planet-saving VCupdated: Tue Feb 12 2008 13:27:00

It's lunchtime on Sand Hill Road, and Al Gore wants answers. "How does the efficiency decline with latitude?" he asks. "What size community could be served by one plant? If a manufacturer like GE wanted to make smaller turbines, would the technology support a smaller scale?"

People.com: QUOTED: Bono Confesses His Eco-Sins to Al Goreupdated: Fri Jan 25 2008 09:02:00

"I am not just a noise polluter, I am a noise-polluting, diesel-soaking, gulfstream-flying rock star."

Time.com: Is America the Villain in Bali?updated: Thu Dec 13 2007 11:00:00

Al Gore electrifies the audience at the climate change summit by criticizing his own country's intransigence on the issue

Gore gets Nobel Peace Prizeupdated: Mon Dec 10 2007 13:56:00

Al Gore makes remarks after receiving the Noble Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.

Gore: U.S., China must lead fight against 'planetary emergency'updated: Mon Dec 10 2007 13:56:00

Al Gore praised Japan and Europe -- but chided the U.S. and China -- for their efforts to combat climate change, "a planetary emergency" at which the former U.S. vice president took aim Monday as he accepted the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

Global day of actionupdated: Mon Dec 10 2007 09:33:00

Hundreds gather in Manila, Philippines, to support the global day of action against climate change.

Gore: Nobel win a chance 'to change the way people think'updated: Thu Oct 18 2007 17:12:00

Sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize helps underscore the urgency of the climate crisis, said former Vice President Al Gore on Friday.

Gore: Much work remainsupdated: Thu Oct 18 2007 17:12:00

Former Vice President Al Gore calls global climate change a 'truly is a planetary emergency'.

Nobel Prize likely to increase pressure on Gore to runupdated: Fri Oct 12 2007 14:12:00

Political analysts expect that Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize win will increase the pressure on him to run for president.

'Draft Gore' effort continuesupdated: Fri Oct 12 2007 14:12:00

A liberal group asking Al Gore to join the presidential race ups the ante with a New York Times ad. CNN's Tom Foreman reports.

Time.com: British Court Deems Gore Film 'Political' updated: Fri Oct 12 2007 11:00:00

Al Gore may have just won the Nobel Peace Prize, but some of his ideas are under fire in the British court system

Time.com: A Green Tipping Pointupdated: Fri Oct 12 2007 10:00:00

Some wonder why a peace prize should go to an environmentalist. But the choice is both fitting and important

CNNMoney: Al Gore's $100M climate ad blitzupdated: Fri Oct 12 2007 09:11:00

Whether it's for national security reasons or to protect the environment, nearly everyone agrees the nation should use energy more efficiently.

Time.com: Gore Wins the Nobel. But Will He Run?updated: Fri Oct 12 2007 05:55:00

As a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Al Gore now comes under heavy pressure to launch a presidential bid

CNNMoney: Al Gore, U.N. Panel win Nobel Peace Prizeupdated: Fri Oct 12 2007 05:29:00

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change."

CNNMoney: Gore glams up global warming fight -- againupdated: Thu Oct 11 2007 13:18:00

Whether it's for national security reasons or to protect the environment, nearly everyone agrees the nation should use energy more efficiently.

Gore to learn whether he'll win Nobel Peace Prizeupdated: Thu Oct 11 2007 11:56:00

Will Al Gore add a Nobel Peace Prize to his Oscar and Emmy honors?

Five ways to go green from Al Goreupdated: Thu Aug 23 2007 21:03:00

You can become a part of the fight against global warming. Former Vice President Al Gore shares the five things you can buy now that will help solve the climate crisis -- and save you a few bucks! Plus, more of his easy going green tips!

Time.com: Gore: Polluters Misinform Publicupdated: Tue Aug 07 2007 08:00:00

Research aimed at disputing the scientific consensus on global warming is part of a huge public misinformation campaign funded by some of the world's largest carbon polluters, former Vice President Al Gore said Tuesday.

Gore: I've 'fallen out of love with politics'updated: Wed Jul 25 2007 05:16:00

Former Vice President Al Gore said he has "fallen out of love with politics" and has no intentions of running for office again.

Gore on a different campaignupdated: Wed Jul 25 2007 05:16:00

Gore on a different campaign

Al Gore's son faces drug chargesupdated: Fri Jul 20 2007 22:04:00

The son of former Vice President Al Gore was charged Friday with speeding and illegal possession of marijuana and prescription drugs, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.

People.com: Al Gore's Daughter Sarah Gets Marriedupdated: Mon Jul 16 2007 14:32:00

The youngest of Al Gore's three daughters, Sarah Gore, 28, married businessman Bill Lee in Beverly Hills on Saturday, family spokesperson Kalee Kreider confirms to PEOPLE.

Time.com: Gore Glad Son Being Treatedupdated: Fri Jul 06 2007 11:40:00

Former Vice President Al Gore said Thursday he's glad his son is safe and getting treatment a day after the 24-year-old was arrested in California on drup suspicion

Al Gore's son arrestedupdated: Fri Jul 06 2007 01:22:00

Al Gore's son arrested

Gore says son 'getting the treatment that he needs'updated: Thu Jul 05 2007 23:39:00

Former Vice President Al Gore's son is getting treatment after his arrest on suspicion of drug possession, according to a Gore spokesman.

Time.com: Al Gore's Son: An Inconvenient Youthupdated: Thu Jul 05 2007 09:35:00

Al Gore's son was pulled over for speeding on a California freeway early Wednesday and arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs

Concerts to highlight 'Live Earth'updated: Thu Jun 28 2007 20:47:00

More than 150 acts -- including Madonna, The Police, and The Black Eyed Peas -- are on board for the Live Earth concerts planned around the world on July 7, organizers have announced.

Fans hope Gore will change his mind and go for it in '08updated: Wed May 09 2007 21:59:00

Al Gore has not been running for president in 2008, and he says he doesn't plan to run for president in 2008.

Gun control unlikely to get on agenda despite shootingsupdated: Tue Apr 17 2007 16:55:00

Is the Virginia Tech tragedy likely to put gun control on the political agenda? Don't bet on it. In recent years, gun control has been an issue most politicians prefer to stay away from.

Fortune: Al's magical mystery tourupdated: Wed Mar 21 2007 14:59:00

The 80-year-old John Dingell is no Ellen DeGeneres. Still, Al Gore came to Capitol Hill this morning determined to deliver an Oscar-level performance before the Detroit congressman's joint committee session.

Dems favor Hillary Clinton for 2008, poll showsupdated: Wed Mar 14 2007 16:10:00

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to lead the pack of Democratic presidential hopefuls, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Wednesday.

Gore uses Oscar speech to plug environmental causeupdated: Mon Feb 26 2007 06:55:00

Sure, the White House slipped from former Vice President Al Gore's grasp, but how many politicians end up on stage at Oscar night?

Could Gore's road to the Oval Office begin in Hollywood?updated: Fri Feb 23 2007 15:40:00

We've seen plenty of political moments at the Oscars before. But on Sunday, we could see the most unusual political moment ever.

Fortune: Investors spotlight global warmingupdated: Mon Sep 18 2006 15:44:00

Can shareholder power be mobilized to deal with the threat of climate change?

Fortune: Be green - everybody's doing itupdated: Wed Jul 12 2006 14:29:00

Eco-consciousness appears to be hitting the mainstream. For years, it was only the truly committed, the painfully hip and the guiltily ashamed who were willing to stand up in public and say they were willing to do something for the environment.

Lights, camera, Al Gore!updated: Wed May 31 2006 14:04:00

Al Gore used to joke that it was easy to pick him out in a roomful of Secret Service agents: He was the stiff one. So he was the first to say how surreal it was to find himself the toast of Cannes last week. Over two days at the celebrated film festival, the former Vice President conducted what he figures were 48 interviews, many of them roundtable sessions, to accommodate the kind of interest that entertainment reporters usually bestow on people named Halle and Beyoncé. And then there was that encounter with Hugh Jackman, the Australian heartthrob whose expected summer blockbuster, X-Men: The Last Stand, was set to open in some 16,000 theaters around the world. "It was just a random comment, and here's how I remember it -- Hugh Jackman saying, 'Well, I look forward to your movie,'" Gore told TIME with a lusty chortle. "And I thought to myself, Oooo-kay."

EW review: Gore's brilliant 'Truth'updated: Fri May 26 2006 10:24:00

Conservatives love to bash the 1960s, but when you think about it, the ones who should really be distancing themselves from that activist decade are those who seek to warn us about the perils of global warming.

Science, spoilers and Paris Hiltonupdated: Wed May 24 2006 14:06:00

Good day Mr. and Mrs. America and all the blips on screen. In the dot-dot-dot spirit of Walter Winchell, Herb Caen, Furman Bisher and CNN's Larry King (in his USA Today column-writing days), a few random notes from the entertainment desk:

Fortune: Owning up to global warmingupdated: Fri Feb 24 2006 18:00:00

How can anyone living through today's bizarre and mutable weather not be concerned about global warming?

Fortune: AL GORE BATTLES OLD CABLE DEMONSupdated: Mon Aug 22 2005 00:01:00

AT FIRST BLUSH, THE IDEA OF AL GORE getting into the cable business makes about as much sense as Eliot Spitzer hanging out his shingle on Wall Street. In order to make a success of Current, his new...

Daily Blog Roundup: Monday, July 26, 2004updated: Tue Jul 27 2004 02:08:00

This year, for the first time, webloggers were credentialed to cover a national political convention. In addition to the bloggers posting from Boston at the Democratic National Convention, there were dozens of other voices -- on all sides of the political spectrum -- blogging on what they heard and saw in Boston.

Gore: Every vote counts -- and should be countedupdated: Mon Jul 26 2004 20:07:00

Former Vice President Al Gore reminded delegates at the Democratic National Convention of the power of one person, one vote.

A solid start for Democratsupdated: Mon Jul 26 2004 08:35:00

Sen. John Kerry's campaign team can be pretty happy with the first day of the Democratic convention, which arguably marks the start of the presidential election's final stretch.

Gore rips Bush on al Qaeda-Saddam linkupdated: Thu Jun 24 2004 16:55:00

Former Vice President Al Gore accused the Bush administration Thursday of misleading the American people by claiming a strong connection between Saddam Hussein and the terror group al Qaeda.

Former VP calls for top administration officials to resign updated: Wed May 26 2004 17:05:00

Al Gore lashed out at his rival from the 2000 election Wednesday: "How dare they subject us to such dishonor and disgrace! How dare they drag the good name of the United States of America through the mud of Saddam Hussein's torture prison."

Gore's company buys TV networkupdated: Tue May 04 2004 15:46:00

A company headed by former Vice President Al Gore has bought a cable television network with the vision of remaking it into a network aimed at young adults, the group announced Tuesday.

Gore gives Democrats $6 millionupdated: Wed Apr 28 2004 15:45:00

Former Vice President Al Gore announced Wednesday he's donating about $6 million in leftover campaign funds to aid Sen. John Kerry's White House bid and Democratic congressional candidates.

The Gore effectupdated: Fri Feb 06 2004 16:50:00

From Wolf Blitzer Reports' Brian Todd in Washington:

Fortune: Al Gore: On The Shorts' Listupdated: Mon Dec 24 2001 00:01:00

You no doubt remember the headlines a few weeks back: AL GORE TO BECOME VICE CHAIRMAN OF L.A.-BASED INVESTMENT FIRM. But if you read the stories, they really didn't tell you much. Stuff like, "Gore...

Fortune: And the Winners Will Be... As this very close election goes to the wire, we provide signposts to help you updated: Mon Nov 13 2000 00:01:00

Here are three words you rarely hear in the nation's capital: I don't know. The experts, pundits, and Beltway blabbermouths are often wrong but seldom uncertain. This year is different. Election 20...

Fortune: 'Will He Be a Friend or a Foe?' The campaign is over and one thing is sure: The small-business community will be the winner no mupdated: Mon Nov 13 2000 00:01:00

If small-business owners are the heroes of the new economy, they have also been the darlings of the presidential candidates. Both Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush have gone ...

FSB: Friend or Foe? The campaign is all but over. Who's the best man for small business? It's a matter of political tasteupdated: Wed Nov 01 2000 00:01:00

If small business owners are the heroes of the new economy, they're also the darlings of the presidential candidates. Both Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush have gone out of thei...

Fortune: Internet Leaders Go For Gore A FORTUNE poll of the new economy's top managers gives the Vice President a wide lead over Texas Goupdated: Mon Oct 30 2000 00:01:00

Top executives of the nation's most prominent Internet and e-commerce companies prefer Al Gore over George W. Bush as the next President. That's the chief and most surprising conclusion of a new FO...

Fortune: Running For President Is An Unnatural Act. No sane person wakes up every morning, looks in the mirror, and updated: Mon Oct 16 2000 00:01:00

Yet that's what Al Gore, George W. Bush, and, yes, Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader have to do. They also have to lose themselves in a much more public fantasy: the quadrennial odyssey of the president...

Fortune: Not a Dirty Word Liberalism Finally Gets Some Respectupdated: Mon Oct 02 2000 00:01:00

Al Gore is making the L-word respectable again. Everywhere he goes, he advocates government activism of a kind that's been out of favor since Michael Dukakis was tarred as a liberal and lost the 19...

Fortune: Candidates' Plans Won't Ensure Golden Years for Everyoneupdated: Mon Oct 02 2000 00:01:00

Candidates usually get heartburn at talk of reforming Social Security, historically known as the "third rail" of U.S. politics: Touch it, and you're toast. But this election season the demands of a...

Fortune: Surprise: Congress Matters This fall Republican legislators have a plan to fight their do-nothing image and avoid a budget showdupdated: Mon Sep 18 2000 00:01:00

Nobody's been thinking much about Congress lately. All eyes have been on the presidential contest, and rightly so. With Al Gore's wise choice of Senator Joseph Lieberman as his running mate, and Go...

Fortune: Would You Hire This Man? One's a glad-handing Harvard MBA, the other a nitpicking workaholic. Bush and Gore bring very differentupdated: Mon Sep 18 2000 00:01:00

For months it looked as if the presidential election was a contest between Dull and Duller. Not anymore. The national conventions made it clear that Al Gore and George W. Bush aren't Frick and Frac...

Fortune: Unions' Support for Al Gore Is No Labor of Loveupdated: Mon Sep 18 2000 00:01:00

What is Big Labor expecting for the millions that it is pouring into Al Gore's presidential campaign? Not a whole lot.

Fortune: Dixie Sensibility Matters in This Electionupdated: Mon Sep 04 2000 00:01:00

There's a lot of talk that the election will be won in the battleground states of the Rustbelt and the Midwest: Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ohio. That may be true, but keep your eye on the South. A...

Fortune: How to Pick a Winnerupdated: Mon Sep 04 2000 00:01:00

Washington pundits act as if they know who will end up in the White House. But picking the winner isn't as easy as they make it out to be; it's a complicated and capricious process. Some advice to ...

FSB: Taking Dead Aim Washington may finally kill the onerous estate tax.updated: Fri Sep 01 2000 00:01:00

There's no point in denying it: Repealing the estate tax would benefit the superrich. They've got a lot of money, and any plan to get rid of a tax that just about everyone concedes is wrong--short ...

Fortune: Is The Economy Destiny For Gore? Not necessarily. The economic growth rate is key to the outcome of presidential races. But it iupdated: Mon Aug 14 2000 00:01:00

Common sense says that a growing economy during a presidential election year ought to favor the party in power. Professor Patrick Lynch of Georgetown University has studied the relationship between...

Money Magazine: The Calendarupdated: Tue Aug 01 2000 00:01:00

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Fortune: What Does Al Gore Believe? Everyone knows he has brains. But does he have any convictions? He has been on both sides of almost eupdated: Mon Jul 10 2000 00:01:00

All right, already. We know that Al Gore has a problem with reinvention. Every time we turn around, he's somebody new. One day he's a slasher, the next day he's a softie. Sometimes he looks like Re...

Fortune: Voting With Their Pocketbooks The 2000 election cycle brings some of small business' biggest issues to the forefront--from afforupdated: Mon May 15 2000 00:01:00

The nation's 25 million small business owners had better pay attention this presidential election year: The campaign features a raft of issues affecting their businesses' pocketbooks. Some, like th...

FSB: What They Want This election, some big issues for small businessupdated: Mon May 01 2000 00:01:00

It doesn't happen often, but this presidential election year features a raft of fiscal issues affecting small businesses. Some, like the minimum wage, are perennials; others, like Internet taxes, a...

Fortune: Al Gore's Clinton Moment His protests of innocence about the Buddhist temple fundraiser look very squishy.updated: Mon Feb 07 2000 00:01:00

Vice President Al Gore's visit to a Buddhist temple near Los Angeles in 1996 is the very symbol of campaign-finance chicanery, particularly illegal contributions from Asia. Gore tried to distance h...

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