Gore Makes Last Minute Trip Abroad On Eve Of Nobel Announcement — Or Not

By: Brian Montopoli
Topics: Al Gore

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Update: Gore spokesperson Kalee Kreider now tells CBS News that Gore initially canceled plans to attend Sen. Barbara Boxer's fundraiser Thursday night to attend an event in Asia. However, that event was later postponed, allowing Gore to keep his previous plans.

We wrote today about how former Vice President Al Gore is a frontrunner for the Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced tomorrow in Oslo, Norway, and what that could mean for his entry into the presidential race.

Now the San Francisco Chronicle's Carla Marinucci is reporting that Gore cancelled an appearance today at a fundraiser for Sen. Barbara Boxer in San Francisco. Boxer explained why in an email to supporters: "I just got a call from Vice President Al Gore. He told me that he needs to travel abroad tomorrow for an exciting and urgent mission that could result in a major breakthrough in the fight against global warming."

Incidentally, as Ben Smith points out, the gamblers over at Intrade are putting Gore at a 13.8 percent chance of winning the Democratic nomination. Sen. Barack Obama's only at 11.5 percent.

Brian Montopoli
Brian Montopoli is the senior political reporter at CBSNews.com.
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by memekiller October 12, 2007 11:20 AM EDT: Gore is twice the President Bush is.; Reply to this comment


by generalmary October 11, 2007 9:36 PM EDT: I think it so sad for "We the People" that Al Gore did not become president. He is certainly more sincere about the common good than the current Prez and his croonies. What a crew to clean up after.; Reply to this comment


by klifton2-2009 October 11, 2007 6:50 PM EDT: Now, I am not saying that Gore would be a better president but we can be sure he would not be as disastrous as that heap of manure in the White House. Sure, Gore would $screw$ things up here and there but certainly not the extent of that heap. I mean, that heap is an epitome of everything that is bad in American politics and in politicians.; Reply to this comment