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In his early life, Al Gore attended [[Harvard University]] and (briefly) Vanderbilt University.  

In his early life, Al Gore attended [[Harvard University]] and (briefly) Vanderbilt University.  

He also served in the [[United States Army]], and worked as a war correspondant  during the [[Vietnam War]]. <ref>William V. Kennedy, ''The Military and the Media: Why the Press Cannot Be Trusted to Cover a War''. Westport: Praeger Publishers, 1993. [http://com.hilbert.edu/students/papers/carolina-1999/1999vietnam.html]</ref>

He also served in the [[United States Army]], and worked as a war correspondant  during the [[Vietnam War]]. <ref>William V. Kennedy, ''The Military and the Media: Why the Press Cannot Be Trusted to Cover a War''. Westport: Praeger Publishers, 1993. [http://com.hilbert.edu/students/papers/carolina-1999/1999vietnam.html]</ref> He is married to activist [[Tipper Gore]].

In his Senate career, he proposed bills to fund the Internet and chaired panels on environmental issues. 

 

Speaking of his Senate career, in Gore's own words,

{{cquote|I took the initiative in creating the Internet.<ref>{{cite news | first=| last=| url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/03/09/president.2000/transcript.gore| title=Transcript: Vice President Gore on CNN's 'Late Edition'| work=[CNN|publisher=[[CNN]]| date=[[09 March]] 1999| accessdate=2007-06-02}}</ref>}}

Gore is the author of ''[[Assault on Reason]]''.  He also starred in the 2006 documentary  about [[global warming]] entitled, ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]],'' which won an [[Oscar]] despite its blatant scientific inaccuracies. In 2007, British Court warned schools which show the film to school children that:

Gore is the author of ''[[Assault on Reason]]''.  He also starred in the 2006 documentary  about [[global warming]] entitled, ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]],'' which won an [[Oscar]] despite its blatant scientific inaccuracies. In 2007, British Court warned schools which show the film to school children that:

Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church have been the subject of much controversy for several years, having acquired a reputation for hosting the infamous anti-homosexual, "God Hates Fags" website.<ref>[http://www.adl.org/poisoning_web/homophobia.asp Homophobia Online: The Westboro Baptist Church], Anti-Defamation League (2001). Retrieved 05/23/07.</ref> The website has been accused of [[hate speech]] for its explicit failure to properly distinguish between Biblical condemnation of [[homosexuality]], and God's love for [[sin]]ners.

Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church have been the subject of much controversy for several years, having acquired a reputation for hosting the infamous anti-homosexual, "God Hates Fags" website.<ref>[http://www.adl.org/poisoning_web/homophobia.asp Homophobia Online: The Westboro Baptist Church], Anti-Defamation League (2001). Retrieved 05/23/07.</ref> The website has been accused of [[hate speech]] for its explicit failure to properly distinguish between Biblical condemnation of [[homosexuality]], and God's love for [[sin]]ners.

==Post politics==

 

==Current activities==

Gore has started an investment firm to invest in environmentally sustainable technology and industries, a cable channel (Current TV), and is an adviser to [[Google]]. Al Gore is also mentioned as a possible 2008 presidential candidate. His famous sentence: "I used to be the next president of United States of America."

Gore has started an investment firm to invest in environmentally sustainable technology and industries, a cable channel (Current TV), and is an adviser to [[Google]]. Al Gore is also mentioned as a possible 2008 presidential candidate. His famous sentence: "I used to be the next president of United States of America."