Gore was among the 2007 American Nobel Prize winners who were invited for a photo session with the president.
The slated festival is part of advocacy efforts by USIBC for American imports of mango from India.
US President George W Bush on Wednesday came under severe attack from the Communist Party of India-Marxist, which described him as a "fool" for comparing Russian leader Lenin with the likes of Osama bin Laden and Adolf Hitler.
The Bush meeting was strategic: it was an attempt (and a successful one) to remove the difference between the two categories -- those who need to make deep cuts in their emissions and those who need the space to grow. If the Indians (and the Chinese) were looking for a place at this high table of polluters, they certainly got their wish. What Bush did should not surprise us.
The exit, widely rumoured for some time, became official when Tom Ridge formally submitted his papers to Bush Tuesday.
Gary Ackerman, New York Democrat, while acknowledging that he has been one of the strongest critics of President George Bush on his foreign policy, has said however, that in the case of India, Bush had got it "absolutely right."
'If the US does not wish to end up playing second fiddle in a global orchestra, it is very, very clear what she needs to do. And who she needs to do it with.'
A rare look into the life of the most controversial US president, author Robert Draper captures Bush's candid moments in Dead Certain: The Presidency of George Bus, a book that was released on Tuesday
60 Minutes anchor Dan Rather said their source had lied about documents indicating Bush was favoured during the Vietnam war due to his political connections.
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US Trade Representative Rob Portman said India and US were working towards an investment summit
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The Indian Ambassador to the US said the people of India recognised the role played by Bush in giving a new impetus to the bilateral relationship and taking it to new strategic heights.
The newspaper said that, in trying to give India a special exemption, the US President was threatening the NPT's carrot-and-stick approach.
The relationship between New Delhi and Tehran has caused some concern on Capitol Hill.
The ISRO chairman said there was no proposal now to send any Indian astronaut to space through the US.
"We will observe January 24 as anti-imperialism day and the campaign will culminate in a big protest meeting at New Delhi and other parts of the country during Mr Bush's visit," he told a press conference in Hyderabad.
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As the debate on outsourcing dominates the presidential election campaign in the United States, a leading economist has termed Democratic nominee John Kerry's opposition to American companies moving jobs overseas as faulty economics.
Pyongyang has warned that it will increase its "deterrent force" if the US continues its hostile policy aimed at bringing down the North Korean regime.
The Indo-Pak peace process and the war against terror will be high on the talks agenda, said officials.
During an interactive interview to the BBC Asian Network's new Hindi/Urdu show, Khan also criticised US president George Bush for his Iraq policy.
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