Al Gore, Telemarketer?

By Mary Ann Akers
Roll Call Staff

Oct. 6, 2004, 12 a.m.

While the former vice president may not be the hottest commodity in Democratic politics these days, surely Al Gore has better things to do on a Saturday night than sit around dialing for dollars, for crying out loud. But someone who claimed to be Gore indeed called the home of a smalltime donor last Saturday night.

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