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He was the [[Democrat]] Party's candidate for President in the 2000 national election, running on a ticket with then Vice Presidential candidate [[Joe Lieberman|Joseph Lieberman]].

He was the [[Democrat]] Party's candidate for President in the 2000 national election, running on a ticket with then Vice Presidential candidate [[Joe Lieberman|Joseph Lieberman]].

In his early life, Al Gore attended [[Harvard University]] and 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 correspondent  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]].

He also served in the [[United States Army]], and worked as a war correspondent  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]].

== Criticism ==

== Criticism ==

 

Al Gore has recently received criticism for his environmental issues. When it was discovered that Gore's electric utility bill is 20 times higher than the average American's<ref>[http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/02/26/al-gore-hypocrite/ Al Gore -  Electric consumption bill]</ref> many of his detractors accused him of not living up to his own standards.  Gore's defenders claim that the majority of that power came from 'green', or environmentally friendly, power sources such as solar and wind power. These power sources are much more expensive than traditional power sources such as coal and nuclear power. {{Fact}}  

Al Gore has recently received criticism for his environmental issues. When it was discovered that Gore's electric utility bill is 20 times higher than the average American's<ref>[http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/02/26/al-gore-hypocrite/ Al Gore -  Electric consumption bill]</ref> many of his detractors accused him of not living up to his own standards.  Gore's defenders claim that the majority of that power came from 'green', or environmentally friendly, power sources such as solar and wind power. These power sources are much more expensive than traditional power sources such as coal and nuclear power. {{Fact}}