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Al Gore

Al Gore Visited WH Four Times, But Not To See Obama

Evan McMorris-Santoro | October 30, 2009, 5:33PM

Fmr. Vice President Al Gore

Newly released White House visitors logs show Al Gore has returned to his former offices on Pennsylvania Ave. four times since President Obama moved in back in January. The meetings were not all publicly disclosed in advance.

The former vice president didn't come to see fellow his fellow Nobel laureate in the Oval Office. Gore stopped off at the White House on April 6-8 and visited climate czar John Holdren twice in April and White House staffers Kate Brandt and Brian Jung.

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Topics: Al Gore, Visitors Logs

NY-MAYOR

Is Al Gore A Bloomberg Backer Or Just A Fan?

Christina Bellantoni | October 27, 2009, 5:50PM

Fmr. Vice President Al Gore, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg

New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has bipartisan credentials and has been praised by Republicans and Democrats alike, including President Obama.

Many major national politicians are staying out of Bloomberg's reelection campaign (Obama, for example, backs the Democratic candidate Bill Thompson) but the praise is resurfacing in the final days of the race.

TPM reader DO flagged for us a glossy 8 1/2 x 11" Bloomberg campaign mailer featuring a full-page photo of former Vice President Al Gore, saying it "appears to be a strong endorsement." (It's not.)

"If Gore remains passive about this it will be tantamount to accepting Bloomberg's apparent claim that Gore has endorsed him ... or Gore is playing a political game in which he is endorsing Bloomberg, but is leaving himself a plausible denial that he has endorsed Bloomberg while he tacitly accepts Bloomberg's brochure being send in his name," DO wrote us.

TPMDC checked in with Gore spokeswoman Kalee Kreider, who affirmed her boss' friendly quotes about Bloomberg over the years.

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Topics: Al Gore, Bill Thompson, Mike Bloomberg, NY-MAYOR

VA-GOV

GOP Mocks Deeds Over Gore Visit

Evan McMorris-Santoro | October 16, 2009, 9:55AM

Former Vice President Al Gore, Va-Gov candidate Creigh Deeds

Al Gore is dropping in on Creigh Deeds this afternoon to provide the Democratic gubernatorial nominee with a much-needed fundraising boost. Gore is set to headline a fundraiser for Deeds in the the D.C. suburb of McLean later today.

The pairing is a likely one for both men. Deeds has received the endorsement of most major VA environmental advocacy groups in his race against GOP nominee Bob McDonnell. Last night, the GOP suggested another connection between Gore and Deeds -- support for cap-and-trade, which the party calls "cap-and-tax."

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Topics: Al Gore, Creigh Deeds, VA-GOV

CA-GOV

In CA-GOV Race, Republicans Struggle to Explain Their Past Donations To Dems

Eric Kleefeld | October 5, 2009, 5:46PM

Republican CA gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner

I just spoke to Jarrod Agen, the communications director for California state Insurance Commissioner and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, and he sharply criticized rival Meg Whitman for having donated to liberal Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer in 2003.

"Well, the issue is that Meg Whitman did not vote for 28 years, and then her initial foray into politics was to support Barbara Boxer," said Agen. "And it is hypocritical of her to campaign as a 'darned good Republican' throughout California with a record that would suggest something very much the opposite."

However, Poizner may have his own problem that Whitman could attack, if this fight keeps up: In 2000, he wrote checks to Al Gore. The explanation here was that the donations came from a joint checking account, and that Poizner's wife is a Democrat.

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Topics: Al Gore, Barbara Boxer, CA-GOV, Meg Whitman, Steve Poizner

Barack Obama

TPMDC Morning Roundup

Eric Kleefeld | September 25, 2009, 9:00AM

Obama Publicly Accuses Iran Of Building Secret Nuclear Facility
President Obama and two other G-20 leaders, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, this morning accused Iran of building a secret facility to produce nuclear fuel. Obama said that "the size and configuration of this facility is inconsistent with a peaceful program."

Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama held a news conference at 8:30 a.m. ET, in Pittsburgh. At 9:30 a.m. ET, he will attend the morning G-20 plenary session. He will attend the G-20 leaders lunch, at 12:45 p.m. ET, followed by the afternoon G-20 plenary session at 2 p.m. ET, and another news conference at 4:40 p.m. ET. He will depart from Pittsburgh at 6:10 p.m. ET, arriving back at the White House at 7:20 p.m. ET.

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Topics: Afghanistan, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Budget, Health Care, Iran, Joe Biden, MA-SEN, Mike Bloomberg, Paul Kirk

NY-14

Spokeswoman: Gore Schiff Is Not Running For House

Rachel Slajda | July 16, 2009, 12:26PM

Karenna Gore Schiff will not run for Rep. Carolyn Maloney's (D-NY) seat, a Gore family spokeswoman confirms.

"Karenna Gore Schiff has no intention of running for the House of Representatives. She's currently working on a documentary and spending time as a full-time mom," Kalee Kreider told TPMDC.

Roll Call reported speculation this morning that Al Gore's oldest daughter was eyeing Maloney's seat. Maloney is reportedly planning a primary run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010.

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Topics: Al Gore, Karenna Gore Schiff, NY-14

NY-14

Al Gore's Daughter Karenna May Run For U.S. House

Rachel Slajda | July 16, 2009, 11:14AM

Karenna Gore Schiff, the oldest daughter of Al Gore, is reportedly eyeing a seat in the House of Representatives.

"Gore Schiff is openly discussing the possibility of running," reports Roll Call, citing anonymous Democratic operatives.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) will challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for the Democratic nomination in 2010, a senior adviser told the Daily News. An official announcement is expected this week.

Her departure would lead to the first open-seat House race in Manhattan since 1976.

Gore Schiff, 35, is a lawyer and serves on the board of the Association to Benefit Children.

Late Update: The rumors are false. Gore Schiff is not running, confirms a family spokeswoman.

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Topics: Al Gore, Karenna Gore Schiff, NY-14

Al Gore

Al Gore Sends Fundraising E-mail For Senate Dems

Eric Kleefeld | June 30, 2009, 11:37AM

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has brought out a big name for the final rush of fundraising before the end of the second quarter tonight: Former Vice President Al Gore, who has written a new e-mail sent out to the DSCC's support list.

The e-mail reminds Dem supporters of the memory of 1994, when one-party Democratic rule of the White House and Capitol Hill was so abruptly overturned with a Republican mid-term landslide. After noting that the historic trend is for a president's party to lose seats in the mid-terms, Gore then asks recipients to imagine what it would mean if they can buck the trend and expand the already big margins.

"We could stop having absurd debates about whether or not global warming is real. We could get moving to ensure every man, woman, and child gets the health care they need," Gore writes. "We could put Americans back to work with investments in jobs and infrastructure and stop pretending that all economic problems can be solved with tax cuts for the super-rich."

Check out the full e-mail, after the jump.