Al Gore News, Feb. 26, 2007

[Jeanette in FL]

Hollywood embraces Al Gore and 'Truth'
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070226-125219-5756r.htm
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
"An Inconvenient Truth," former Vice President Al Gore's movie about climate change, won the Oscar for best documentary last night, thrusting the former ...


Katherine Kersten: University of Minnesota is afflictedwith Al ...
http://www.startribune.com:80/191/story/1025170.html
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Last week, our state was abuzz about the University of Minnesota's apparent plans to bestow an honorary doctorate on Al Gore. The Minnesota Daily spilled ...


Jessica Biel's Dogs To Al Gore's Jokes: What You May Have Missed ...
http://www.mtv.com:80/movies/news/articles/1553196/20070226/story.jhtml
MTV.com - USA
6:38 pm: Al Gore just said he'd like William Hung to play him in a movie. The end is clearly at hand. Seacrest insists on singing "She Bangs" to the man who ...


Media Pushes Al Gore 'Rock Star'
http://www.newsmax.com:80/archives/ic/2007/2/25/212131.shtml?s=ic
NewsMax.com - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
According to Noel Sheppard, the Post's front-page headline, "Al Gore, Rock Star; Oscar Hopeful May Be America's Coolest Ex-Vice President Ever,” and story ...


Al Gore the comedian, not the presidential candidate
http://gaysocialites.com/2007/02/al_gore_the_comedian_not_the_p.html
Gay Socialites - New York,NY,USA
Al Gore had his chance, as I told you earlier this would have been the perfect opportunity; but it appears that he has passed up this window to announce ...


Al Gore's global warming expose wins Best Documentary Oscar
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1501119/story.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10425913
New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand
LOS ANGELES - Al Gore's global warming film An Inconvenient Truth has won Best Documentary at the Academy Awards in Hollywood today. ...

Al Gore and Leonardi Dicaprio Announce Oscars Go Green, Learn More ...
http://www.greenoptions.com:80/node/3148
Green Options blog - Berkeley,CA,USA
Leo is saying how proud he is to be standing next to Al Gore, a phenomenal leader for the fight against Global Warming. Leo is trying to get Gore to ...


Al Gore Wins Documentary Oscar
http://www.newswire.co.nz:80/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=360557&catid=3008
newswire.co.nz - Havelock Nth,Hawkes Bay,New Zealand
An Inconvenient Truth, based on former US Vice President Al Gore's global warning lecture, has won best documentary feature at the 79th Academy Awards in ...


Oscar for Al Gore Global Warming Film
http://www.foxnews.com:80/wires/2007Feb26/0,4670,OscarsGore,00.html
FOX News - USA
LOS ANGELES — Former vice president Al Gore used the success of his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" to expand his efforts to educate people about ...


Al Gore documentary on global warming wins Oscar and lots of ...
http://www.fosters.com:80/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070226/NEWS1402/70226006
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover,NH,USA
''I am Al Gore. I used to be the next president of the United States of America,'' Gore says in the film, repeating a line he has used often. ...


Oscar for Al Gore Global Warming Film
http://www.chippewa.com:80/articles/2007/02/26/ap/entertainment/d8nh9mm80.txt
Chippewa Herald - Chippewa Falls,WI,USA
LOS ANGELES - Former vice president Al Gore used the success of his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" to expand his efforts to educate people about ...

Al Gore's documentary wins Oscar
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n106595
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria
"An Inconvenient Truth," former US vice president Al Gore's dire warning about the threat of climate change, won the Oscar for best documentary, ...

[Jeanette in FL]

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Oscars for Al Gore Global Warming Film
http://abcnews.go.com:80/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2903813
ABC News - USA
LOS ANGELES Feb 26, 2007 (AP)— Former vice president Al Gore used the success of his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" to expand his efforts to educate ...

Al Gore’s big announcement:
http://thinkprogress.org:80/2007/02/25/al-gores-big-announcement/
Think Progress - Washington,DC,USA
Find out more HERE and watch Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio make the announcement at tonight’s Academy Awards:. first out of the shoot… ...


Al Gore, Global Warming, the Oscars and the Iraq War
http://www.indybay.org:80/newsitems/2007/02/26/18368868.php
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
That the Al Gore film "An Inconvenient Truth" was legitimized by an Oscar Sunday night for "Best Documentary" has wider implications for the future of the ...


Al Gore's Oscar Stirs 2008 Election Buzz
http://www.newsmax.com:80/archives/ic/2007/2/26/123602.shtml
NewsMax.com - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
Al Gore’s win at the Oscars is fueling calls for the former Vice President to make a late entry into the wide-open 2008 presidential race. ...


Al Gore Wins Oscar, Promptly Agrees to Star in "Snow Dogs 2: An ...
http://wonkette.com:80/politics/al-gore/al-gore-wins-oscar-promptly-agrees-to-star-in-snow-dogs-2-an-inconvenient-pooch-239651.php
Wonkette (satire) - Washington,DC,USA
If you watched the Oscars last night, you saw former Vice President Al Gore, still expanding at precisely the same rate as John Travolta, pick up an Academy ...


Al Gore to Visit Toronto to Address Conference on "Canada's Top ...
http://www.newswire.ca:80/en/releases/archive/February2007/26/c4303.html
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
26 /CNW/ - Former United States Vice-President Al Gore will visit Toronto on March 22, 2007 to speak at the 2007 Top Employer Summit, the annual conference ...


Al Gore, Oscar and 2008
http://thepoliticker.observer.com:80/2007/02/al-gore-oscar-and-2008.html
New York Observer - New York,NY,USA
Al Gore's Oscar ceremony star-turn has prompted a fresh round of speculation about whether he'll get into the 2008 presidential race. ...

[Jeanette in FL]

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Oscar for Al Gore global warming film
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070226/ap_en_mo/oscars_gore_13
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 7:25 AM
Former Vice President Al Gore used the success of his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" to expand his efforts to educate people about global warming — and to tell a few jokes.

Kathleen Reardon: Why Would Al Gore Run For President?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070226/ap_en_mo/oscars_gore_13
HuffingtonPost - Feb 26 7:48 AM
With all the shameful, empty bantering in Congress about who is patriotic and courageous, there is among potential Presidential candidates one who truly would be both were he to throw his hat in the ring. That person is Al Gore. This is a man we hardly knew when he ran for President and then won only to lose. He has changed the world for the better without being President. He has grown before ...

Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' Wins at Oscars
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,254560,00.html
Fox News - Feb 25 9:55 PM
The documentary that turned former vice president Al Gore's power-point presentation on global warming into an engaging and entertaining film won the Oscar Sunday night.

Satire: Al Gore's Oscar Strategy at the 2007 Academy Awards
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/02/26/130938.php
Blogcritics.org - 44 minutes ago
Al Gore is one smart guy. He ensured yesterday that the playing field (the 20+ field of presidential wannabes) was drastically reduced to maybe five. Yeah, only those of strong heart remain (and Obama, because he believes that he is virtually untouchable due to Geffen's support. Ah, for the naivete of the inexperienced!), thus making it a more-or-less obstacle-free run for Gore to enter the ...

Brent Budowsky: Thank You Al Gore
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brent-budowsky/thank-you-al-gore_b_42071.html
HuffingtonPost - Feb 25 3:32 PM
Al Gore is the most qualified person in America to bring peace between the Hollywood moguls attending the fundraisers of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Al Gore is the most qualified person in America to bring peace to the Middle East. Imagine a world where an American President is again the leader of the free world. Where our commander in chief has the experience to wage war, but the ...

Al Gore Wins Best Documentary For "An Inconvenient Truth"
http://www.wkrn.com/nashville/news/al-gore-wins-best-documentary-for-an-inconvenient-truth/79919.htm
WKRN Nashville - Feb 26 6:32 AM
The big winners of Sunday night’s Academy Awards included former Vice President Al Gore . “An Inconvenient Truth” won Best Documentary and Melissa Etheridge’s song for the documentary, “I Need to Wake Up” also took home a gold statue. | | Gore, along with Leonardo DiCaprio, announced the production and everything...


Al Gore documentary on global warming wins Oscar and lots of laughs for former veep
http://www.startribune.com/1553/story/1025246.html
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Feb 25 9:40 PM
LOS ANGELES "An Inconvenient Truth," the documentary that turned former vice president Al Gore's power-point presentation on global warming into an engaging and entertaining film, won the Oscar Sunday night. The best-documentary win was a triumph for Gore, who has kept a sense of humor about his loss in the 2000 election that was decided in George W. Bush's favor by a U.S. Supreme Court decision. ...

Hollywood embraces Al Gore and 'Truth'
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070226-125219-5756r.htm
The Washington Times - Feb 25 10:16 PM
"An Inconvenient Truth," former Vice President Al Gore's movie about climate change, won the Oscar for best documentary last night, thrusting the former Democratic politician under a bright spotlight.

For Al Gore, an evening of triumph, laughs
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Feb/26/il/FP702260321.html
Honolulu Advertiser - Feb 26 6:04 AM
The best-documentary win for "An Inconvenient Truth" was a triumph for Al Gore, who has kept a sense of humor about his loss in the 2000 election that was decided in George W. Bush's favor by a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

[Jeanette in FL]

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Al Gore's Oscar win boosts clean tech profile
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid=%7BF0761709%2DA7F9%2D47EE%2DB123%2DBC5892435DB5%7D&dist=rss
Market Watch - 50 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Shares of clean technology companies that specialize in products that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions mildly outperformed the overall market on Monday as Al Gore's Academy Award for "Inconvenient Truth" provided a lift to the sector.