(2002-11-15) — Former Vice President Al Gore is recovering after shooting himself in the foot during a speech in New York Wednesday night.
Doctors said the injury happened just as Mr. Gore told the audience he has “reluctantly come to the conclusion” that the only solution to the “impending crisis” in health care is a “single-payer national health insurance plan” for all Americans.

“He’ll be limping for long time,” said Dr. James Carville, who specializes in surgery on politicians. “Al was shooting his mouth off about the government running the health care system. I’ve seen better men than him mortally wounded with that weapon. Sen. Hillary Clinton still suffers from her self-inflicted wound. This could leave Al sidelined during the 2004 campaign. “

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