Al Gore and Al Franken are both American politicians who have had a significant impact on the political landscape. Al Gore served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton, and Al Franken was a United States Senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. ALS is an acronym for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.