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Article: Al, Tipper Gore Campaign for SNL Laughs

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Al and Tipper Gore may have logged TV's longest screen embrace during their opening bit on "Saturday Night Live."

Reunited in an NBC corridor after a few painful moments apart, the Gore lovebirds went into a clench while cast member Jimmy Fallon and executive producer Lorne Michaels looked on uneasily.

"Maybe we should get them to stop," Fallon said, moments before someone zapped the former vice president with a stun gun. Total smooch time: 2 1/2 minutes.

Gore included the "Saturday Night Live" host gig in his monthlong television blitz to promote a pair of new books and, perhaps, promote himself for a ...

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