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Al Gore (D)
• Born in Washington DC but raised in Tennessee.
• Graduate of Harvard.• Served in the Army as a
journalist in Vietnam.• Served in Congress for 17
years in both the House and Senate (1976 – 1993)
• Vice President under Bill Clinton from 1993-2001.
George W. Bush (R)
• Born in Connecticut but raised in Texas.
• Graduated from Yale and Harvard Graduate School.
• Served in Texas Air National Guard.
• Son of President, Grandson of a Senator.
• Part owner of Texas Rangers until he successfully ran for Governor of Texas in 1994.
Minor Party Candidates
• Reform Party Presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, left, and Green Party Presidential
candidate Ralph Nader.
• Republican candidate from Arizona.
• 71 years old.• Graduate US Naval Academy– 23 years in US Navy– Fighter Pilot in Vietnam– POW in Vietnam for 6 years
• Political Experience– House of Reps 4 years– Senate 22 years
• Personal– Married 2X; 7 Children
The Surge
• The surge refers to United States President Bush's 2007 increase in the number of American troops in order to provide security to Baghdad and Al Anbar Province.
• Commander of Multinational Force Iraq was counter-insurgency expert General David Petraeus.
• Democrat candidate from Illinois.
• 47 years old• Columbia University and
Harvard Law School.• Political Experience
– State Legislator 7 years– Senate 4 years
• Personal– Married with 2 children
• First African American to run for President