Al and Tipper Gore Separate

I've seen a lot of analysis in the press this week about Al and Tipper Gore's marriage. I was in the White House press room when the news of their separation hit the wires.They have been married for forty years. Many of us who had covered the Clinton White House were shocked. If we were to have taken bets back in the late 90s we would have never guessed that it would have been the Gores who were going to split. Most of us had seen them up close and personal and there seemed to be genuine affection between them.Circumstances change and it is hard to underestimate the effect of Al Gore's success on their marriage. First, there is the vast amount of money that Al Gore has accumulated. He is supposedly worth over $100 million dollars and could be worth a whole lot more in the future. He got stock options in Google and Apple and helped found Current TV. He has become a partner in a major Venture Capital firm in Silicon Valley and reports are that he made one investment of thirty five millio...

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