🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 08:10:21 -0700, pjberg@webtv.net (Paul J. Berg)
wrote:

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>Paper: Columbian, The (Vancouver, WA)
>Title: Gore stopped for speeding near Astoria
>Author: AP
>Date: August 19, 2004
>Section: Clark County/region
>Page: c3 
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>ASTORIA, Ore. - Former Vice President Al Gore was cited for speeding as
>he drove a rented car to visit family on the coast, authorities said. 
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>Gore, who was alone, was issued a $141 ticket for driving 75 miles per
>hour on Highway 26 in the northwest corner of the state, police said.
>The speed limit is 55.Gore was issued the ticket on Aug. 3 at 12:37
>p.m., said Lt. Dale Rutledge, spokesman for the Oregon State Police. 
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>The trooper who stopped Gore did not recognize him until he furnished
>his license, Sgt. Andrew Merila told KATU-TV. 
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>The trooper said Gore, who carried Oregon when he ran for president in
>2000, was polite throughout the encounter. 

75 in a 55?  Pussy!  In Texas we do that backing up while sipping our
beer,

And if the State (OR) is Dem, the trooper's career is now over.
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