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'''Albert Arnold Gore III''' (born ], ]) is the son of former ] ] and ] and the grandson of former ] from ] ] He is best-known for being mentioned in an emotional vice-presidential nomination acceptance speech by his father during the ]. | |||
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==Background== | |||
As a child, Gore attended St. Albans school. In April ], Gore was the victim of a near-fatal car accident while attending a ] baseball game in ]. As a result of the accident, doctors were forced to remove approximately 60% of his ]. He also sustained a ] and fractures to a leg and a rib, as well as bruises to the lung, kidney, and pancreas. His father chose to stay near him during the recovery, bypassing a possible presidential run in 1992.<ref name="lawrence">"", Jill Lawrence, '']'', published ], ], accessed ], ].</ref> This was discussed in his father's 2006 book, '']'' and in the 2006 documentary of the same name. | |||
Gore sustained an ankle injury while playing ] in 2000. In order to accompany him during his treatment, Tipper was forced to miss a campaign trip through ]. Her daughter ] replaced her during part of the bus trip, appearing at a rally in ], while a latter portion of the trip was canceled.<ref>"", The Oak Ridger, published ], ], accessed ], ].</ref> | |||
Gore graduated from ] in 2005. | |||
==Current== | |||
As of October ], Gore works as an associate publisher of , a recent start-up published in ].<ref>{{cite news|title=The ''Good'' Guys|date=October 2, 2006|work=The New York Observer|url=http://www.observer.com/20061002/20061002___thecity_newyorkworld.asp}}</ref> | |||
Gore commented in a ], ], article in the ''New York Observer'': "I know that has no plans to run in 2008 Well, I guess I have to add his addendum. I think the way he always says it is, 'I don't see any circumstances under which I would run for president'."<ref>Morgan, Spencer. | |||
, ''New York Observer'' December 14, 2006.</ref> | |||
==Legal Trouble== | |||
In August 2000, Gore III charged with reckless driving and speeding for driving 97 ] in a 55mph speed zone. He was fined $125 for speeding and driving privileges in the state of North Carolina were suspended. The ] charges were later dropped.<ref name="lawrence">"", Jill Lawrence, ], published ], ], accessed ], ].</ref> | |||
In September ], he was ticketed for ] by ] just outside ] in suburban ]. He was not taken into custody.<ref name="lawrence">"", Jill Lawrence, ], published ], ], accessed ], ].</ref><ref>Manning, Stephen. , ''Associated Press'', March 31, 2004.</ref><ref>, ''Associated Press'', September 15, 2002.</ref> | |||
On ], ], Gore was arrested and charged with ] possession in ]. He was pulled over because he was driving without having his headlights on. A plea deal was reached in February ] and he was sentenced to a ] program.<ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
Jill Lawrence, a journalist with ]<ref></ref>, and Bill Turque, a journalist with the ],<ref></ref> have reported that in ], when Gore was 13 years old, he was suspended from ], a private school in ], for smoking marijuana during a school dance. Turque, in his biography of Al Gore entitled ''Inventing Al Gore'', also reported that Al and Tipper Gore contacted news outlets right after the incident and asked them not to publish the story and "all complied."<ref name="lawrence">"", Jill Lawrence, ], published ], ], accessed ], ].</ref><ref>{{cite book | |||
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| authorlink = Bill Turque | |||
| title = Inventing Al Gore | |||
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| year = 2000 | |||
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| isbn = 0395883237 }} | |||
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At 2:15 am on ], ], Gore was arrested in ] in ] for speeding over 100 m.p.h. in a ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Al Gore's Son Arrested on Drug Suspicion |url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-People-Gores-Son.html |work=Associated Press |publisher=New York Times |date=2007-07-04 |accessdate=] }}</ref> Gore admitted to recently smoking marijuana and was found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana along with ], ], ], ], and ]. Police reported that Gore had no prescriptions for the pharmaceuticals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Report: Al Gore's Son Arrested Again for DUI |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288047,00.html |publisher=FOX News |date=] |accessdate=2007-07-04}}.</ref> | |||
==Footnotes== | |||
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