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Hurricane Al
The new documentary about Al Gore's crusade against global warming brings the notoriously awkward politician into focus as a human being -- but leaves unanswered the question, "Will he run?"
By Andrew O'Hehir [2006-05-24]

  • Poor Al Gore and Grover Cleveland

    For the record, Grover Cleveland was the last dude to "win the popular vote and lose the [presidential] election." This was the election of 1888. Grover Cleveland, the Democrat, won nearly 100,000 more votes than Republican Benjamin Harrison, but lost the electoral college 168-233.

    Check out Dave Leip's atlas of electoral results for more information. http://uselectionatlas.org/

    -- Jesse Fruhwirth
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    Tuesday, May 23, 2006 07:27 PM
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