Al Gore to co-anchor Current TV's convention coverage

Lost 2000 election
Albert A. Gore (D) ran for president in 2000 against George W. Bush (R) and Ralph Nader (Green Party). Bush won the election and became the 43th president of the U.S. Credit: AP
Al Gore, anchorman.
The former presidential candidate is about to go where no former presidential candidate has gone before: The anchor chair. Current — he's the boss there — announced he'll co-anchor the channel's convention coverage later this month.
Normally, Keith Olbermann would have done this but .?.?. well, why go there. You know the sordid details. Keith's gone. Al's now the man.
Here's the release:
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