Former Vice President Al Gore backs Obama

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WASHINGTON, (AFP) — Former US Vice President and Nobel laureate Al Gore gave Barack Obama a resounding endorsement Monday, saying that the United States "simply cannot afford to continue the policies of the last eight years for another four."

"For America to lead the world through the dangers and opportunity we're seeing before us, we've got to have new leadership," he said at a campaign rally with Obama in the US heartland state of Michigan.

After remaining on the sidelines during the pitched Democratic primaries battle between Obama and Hillary Clinton, Gore called Obama a man who can bridge partisan divides to help solve the country's problems.

Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his high-profile campaign against global warming, Gore called...