Al Gore selected Sen. Joseph Lieberman to be his running matetoday, rounding out the Democratic ticket with the first Jewish vicepresidential candidate for a major party in American history.
Gore offered the spot on the ticket in a telephone call at midday,and Lieberman accepted.
Picking the self-styled moral crusader as his running mate signalsan effort by Gore to win over independent and Republican voters anddistance himself from President Clinton's controversies. Liebermanwas the first prominent Democratic lawmaker to openly criticize thepresident's conduct with Monica Lewinsky.
Gore made his decision in Tennessee after discussions late Sundaynight and early …
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