Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore Jr.is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Chosen as Clinton's running mate in their successful 1992 campaign, he was reelected in 1996. At the end of Clinton's second term, Gore was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in 2000. After leaving office, Gore remained prominent as an author and environmental activist, whose work in climate change activism earned...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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Signing the Protocol, while an important step forward, imposes no obligations on the United States. The Protocol becomes binding only with the advice and consent of the US Senate. As we have said before, we will not submit the Protocol for ratification without the meaningful participation of key developing countries in efforts to address climate change.
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This time, Gore didn't roll his eyes. He kept his head still. He didn't sigh. It was a quieter effect. But it also seemed very contrived. He lost some of his statesmanship this time because he was too polite and making an effort not to appear aggressive.
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Adopting a central organizing principle means embarking on an all-out effort to use every policy and program, every law and institution, to halt the destruction of the environment.
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The insistence on complete certainty about the full details of global warming-the most serious threat we have ever faced-is actually an effort to avoid facing the awful, uncomfortable truth: that we must act boldly, decisively, comprehensively, and quickly, even before we know every last detail about the crisis. Those who continue to argue that the appropriate response is merely additional research are simply seeking to camouflage timidity or protect their vested interest in the status quo.
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I'm thrilled to have a chance to get this message to a broader audience, because doing it retail a few hundred people at a time is pretty exhausting. I'm committed to it and I'm continuing to do it, but if we can get it before a much larger audience more quickly, that serves the larger purpose.
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I'm going to spend the next 15 days talking about the issues important to this country,
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I'm going to be announcing significant new resources and a lot of new initiatives,
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If Milosevic does not call off his attack and stop the slaughter of innocent men, women and children, we are determined to act to diminish the military power that he has turned ruthlessly toward the Kosovo people and help the Kosovar Albanians win the safety, security and self-government they deserve.
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I have never stopped fighting for an unshakable commitment to our veterans... It's that year-after-year commitment to a strong American defense that makes me so concerned when others try to run down America's military for political advantage in an election year.
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especially in districts where representatives voted to scrap annual reviews and grant China permanent normal trade relations.
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We want to do all we can to encourage trade and investment here, so American businesses can be an active partner in your growth and recovery,
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With high illiteracy levels, Internet users cannot utilize the advantages the Internet provides them.
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What, exactly, is it about peace and prosperity that you don't like?
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As the campaign moves forward and when appropriate, I will have more to say about this.