AL GORE III SENTENCED TO DRUG PROGRAM THIS MORNING

Al Gore III sentenced to drug program this morning Son of former vice
president pleaded guilty to drug and marijuana possession.

LAGUNA NIGUEL - Albert Gore III, the son of former Vice President Al
Gore Jr., pleaded guilty in Orange County Superior Court this morning
to unlawful possession of prescription drugs and marijuana, and was
allowed to enter a drug diversion program.

If Gore successfully completes a 90-day residential drug program in
Malibu his convictions will be stricken from his record.

Defense attorney Al Stokke said Gore, 24, received no more or no less
than anybody else charged with similar crimes.

Gore, who lives in Los Angeles County, was ordered to report back to
the Laguna Niguel courthouse on March 7 to show completion of the drug
diversion program.

The charges stem from a late-night arrest July 4 when California
Highway Patrol officers spotted Gore traveling in excess of 100 mph on
the San Diego Freeway. A search of the car revealed that Gore had,
without a prescription, Adderall, Vicodin, Xanax and Valium, and they
also found less than an ounce of marijuana.