Former Vice President Al Gore called for a “national defense public health act” at George Washington University Thursday in his third major policy speech since September. The 2000 Democratic presidential candidate said the nation is vulnerable to biological attack if it goes to war with Iraq and “the United States demands a new response.” Gore, who spoke to a packed auditorium in Ross Hall, called for a national health system equivalent to the national interstate highway system, connecting large and small communities with common communication and integrated health care systems. Read the rest of this entry »

Former Vice President Al Gore, in his second major policy speech in as many weeks, challenged the President George W. Bush and his administration to address the nation’s economic woes before the mid-term elections. Read the rest of this entry »