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        5/19/2008, Iyar 14, 5768

      Al Gore Shares Million-Dollar Prize at TAU


      Former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore received the 2008 Dan David Prize in a ceremony at Tel Aviv University Monday evening. The $1 million prize was awarded to him and several others for their contribution in raising international awareness on issues of environmental protection and prevention of global pollution.

      Gore, already a recipient of the Nobel Prize, announced that he will donate the money from his latest prize to groups that are working for the protection of the environment.