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==Political career==
==Political career==
Al Gore followed his father, [[Albert Gore, Sr.]] a [[Democrat]] Senator from [[Tennessee]], into [[Congress]]. His father was a supporter of the [[New Deal]] and the [[Southern Manifesto]] opposing school desegregation who was finally defeated by [[Bill Brock]] in 1970, despite having sent his son to [[Vietnam]] in order to bolster the Gore senatorial campaign.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/democracy/gore/stories/gore/</ref>
Al Gore followed his father, [[Albert Gore, Sr.]] a [[Democrat]] Senator from [[Tennessee]], into [[Congress]]. His father was a supporter of the [[New Deal]] and the opponent of ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' who was finally defeated by [[Bill Brock]] in 1970, despite having sent his son to [[Vietnam]] in order to bolster the Gore senatorial campaign.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/democracy/gore/stories/gore/</ref>
Al Gore was initially somewhat [[conservative]] on social issues, supporting [[Clarence Thomas]] for the [[Supreme Court]] and, along with his wife, opposing offensive lyrics in rock music. But as his presidential aspirations grew, Gore became increasingly [[liberal]].
Al Gore was initially somewhat [[conservative]] on social issues, supporting [[Clarence Thomas]] for the [[Supreme Court]] and, along with his wife, opposing offensive lyrics in rock music. But as his presidential aspirations grew, Gore became increasingly [[liberal]].