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Obama would consider Gore for cabinet position (Extra)
Apr 2, 2008, 22:07 GMT
Washington - Former US vice president Al Gore would be considered for a high-level position in a Barack Obama administration, the Democratic presidential candidate said Wednesday.
Asked at a Pennsylvania townhall meeting whether he would consider Gore for a place in his cabinet, Obama responded, 'I would.'
Gore lost a bitterly contested 2000 election to President George W Bush. He has since become an influential elder statesman of the centre-left Democratic Party and was briefly tipped to run again in 2004 and 2008 before deciding to stay on the sidelines.
Gore, 60, won the Nobel Peace Prize last year - together with a United Nations-backed climate panel - for his efforts to raise awareness of global warming.
Both Obama and rival Hillary Clinton have been actively seeking the endorsement of Gore ahead of the next major nominating contest on April 22 in Pennsylvania. Gore served as vice president from 1993- 2001 under former president Bill Clinton, Hillary's husband.
Obama said that he has spoken regularly with Gore, and that as president he would at the very least seek to make Gore a key policy adviser on climate change.
'Gore would be at the table and play a central role in us figuring out how we solve this problem,' he said. 'Climate change is real. 'It's something we have to deal with now.'
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There is no such thing as man made global warming.
Both Barak and Al Gore are clueless left-wing bozos.
If, at this juncture, America simply must have a black president, that president should be Condi Rice.
the Reverend Wright should be Obama's spiritual counsel while he's in office, and his White grandmother should be the country's First Grand Lady.
good reason not to vote for Obama ! As if we didn't have enough already.
Al Gore? The democrats just can't keep from losing, can they? It really is sad that there is no longer two viable parties in this country. Oh well, go McCain '08. I hope he doesn't cut the chocolate rations too much. Carry on, brotha!
I think that Judah Ben Hur, Amb. from the American Republic would make a better President than Obama, because he takes no monies from special interests, etc. maybe in 2012 we will see!
Just as predicted the mudslinging campaign from the republican party has begun.Come on guys flood the inernet,Ron Paul taught you how to do it.
I'm voting for Obama! He has abused drugs (admitted it) never served and has very little experience. Heck, he's just like Bush!
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SP4: 'uh...Barak...'Apr 2nd, 2008 - 22:37:27
'...I have those brief cases you wanted from the ...uh...chinese gentlemen we met the other day...maybe you can hold them for me for a while...I'll be back for them later....'
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