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Derek Thompson - Derek Thompson is a senior editor at The Atlantic, where he oversees business coverage for the website.
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He is a visiting research fellow at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget at the New America Foundation. Derek has also written for Slate, BusinessWeek, and the Daily Beast. He has appeared as a guest on radio and television networks, including NPR, the BBC, CNBC, and MSNBC.

How the Internet Almost Took Down Al Gore

By Derek Thompson
Jun 24 2010, 3:59 PM ET Comment

I see no need to add cheap scraps to the industrial stockpile of climate change puns about Al Gore's (now dismissed) sexual assault charge with a masseuse. But these details from her report to police officers are too priceless not to pass along:

The case was thrown out due to lack of evidence. This might be why:

gore 2.pngAnd how did she get the idea to go to the police? The Web:

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So there you have it. Al Gore: nearly undone by the Internet, and possibly saved by the gratuitous use of water and energy.



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