March 15, 2007

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(Guest blogged by Logan Murphy)

He will if Harry Reid and Olympia Snowe have anything to say about it.

Reuters:

"Former U.S. Vice President and environment crusader Al Gore still has some pull in Washington, D.C. -- getting a venue for a rock concert.

The former Democratic presidential candidate had wanted to highlight the need to address global warming by staging one of seven worldwide "Live Earth" concerts on the National Mall in the U.S. capital on July 7.

But two events already are scheduled for that day on the Mall so Gore reached out to a close friend in Congress, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, to use the front lawn of the Capitol -- albeit a much smaller area.

Reid of Nevada and Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine have introduced a resolution in the Senate offering the Capitol grounds for the event. It would also have to pass the U.S. House of Representatives." Read more...

I can't think of a better place for Al to throw a party, can you? The only thing that might be louder than the concert is the sound of oil lobbyist's heads exploding all across DC. Learn more about Live Earth here.

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