Calling Dibs on Gore

<p>Obama <a id="jha:" href="http://grist.org/news/2008/04/03/gorePost/" title="said yesterday">said yesterday</a> that he would consider Al Gore for a top adviser position on climate change in his administration. Responding to a question at a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania, Obama said: </p><br />

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&quot;I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this problem…I’m already consulting with him on these issues. Climate change is real. It’s something we have to deal with now.&quot;<br id="qn99" />

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The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner has yet to endorse either Democratic candidate publicly.</p>