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| '''Albert Arnold Gore III''' (born ], ]) is the son of former ] ] and ] and the grandson of former ] from ] ] He is known for being mentioned in an emotional vice-presidential nomination acceptance speech by his father during the ].<ref></ref> | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| Gore was educated at ] and Sidwell Friends School, both in ], his father's high school ]. He then attended ], graduating in 2005. | |||
| In April 1989, Gore was the victim of a near-fatal car accident after 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 documentary film, '']'' and in the 2006 book of the same name. | |||
| Gore sustained an ankle injury while playing ] in 2000. In order to accompany him during his treatment, Tipper decided 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 cancelled.<ref>"", The Oak Ridger, published ], ], accessed ], ].</ref> | |||
| On ], ], Gore was arrested and charged with ] possession in ]. He was pulled over by an officer because he was driving without having his headlights on. A ] was reached in February ] and he was sentenced to a ] program.<ref>, ''CNN'', December 21, 2003.</ref><ref>, ''CNN'', February 2, 2004.</ref> | |||
| ==Current== | |||
| As of October 2006, Gore works as an associate publisher of , a start-up philanthropic magazine 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> | |||
| 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 prescription drugs. Police reported that Gore had not been prescribed the drugs.<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|url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19601277/ | |||
| |title=Al Gore’s son arrested on drug charges | |||
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| |date=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> On ], ] Gore was charged with two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, two misdemeanor counts of possessing a controlled substance without a prescription, one misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana, and a traffic infraction for driving at a speed greater than 100 miles per hour.<ref>Press Release , Orange County District Attorney, July 20, 2007.</ref><ref>, ''Agence France-Presse'', July 21, 2007.</ref> On ], ], Gore pleaded guilty to two felony counts of drug possession, two misdemeanor counts of drug possession without a prescription and one misdemeanor count of marijuana possession, according to the district attorney's office.<ref>Hanley, Christine., ''Los Angeles Times'', July 30, 2007.</ref> | |||
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