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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 ]. | |||
| ==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 55 MPH 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> | |||
| ], in his book ''Inventing Al Gore'', says that Gore was suspended from ] for smoking marijuana at a school dance in 1996, and that Gore's father called leading news outlets and convinced them not to publish the story.<ref name="lawrence">"", Jill Lawrence, '']'', published ], ], accessed ], ].</ref> Turque also says that Gore III then transfered to the ] where he graduated in 2001.<ref>{{cite book | |||
| | last = Turque | |||
| | first = Bill | |||
| | authorlink = Bill Turque | |||
| | title = Inventing Al Gore | |||
| | publisher = ] | |||
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| | year = 2000 | |||
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| | isbn = 0395883237 }}</ref> | |||
| At 2:15 am on ], ], Gore was arrested in ] in ] for speeding over 100 MPH in a ]. 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=Al Gore's Son Arrested on Drug and Speeding Charges |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/04/washington/05cnd-gore.html?hp |work=The New York Times |publisher=The New York Times |date=2007-07-04 |accessdate=2007-07-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Report: Al Gore's Son Arrested For Drug Possession |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288047,00.html |publisher=Fox News |date=] |accessdate=2007-07-04}}.</ref> | |||
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