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Dana Milbank:
Good afternoon, Sketchreaders.

I've been watching today's return of the Goracle to Capitol Hill so you don't have to.

Best exchange so far was after Gore attributed floods, hurricanes and other bad things to global warming. Joe Barton said he should have blamed the Dallas Cowboys' losses on global warming, too. Gore compared Barton to Bernie Madoff.

The best part should come later this afternoon when Newt takes his turn before the House committee.

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The confrontation didn't disappoint. After Barton cited a book that questions the impact of higher carbon dioxide emissions on marine life, Gore accused Barton of relying on fraudulent information. Here's Gore's remarks:

"With all due respect, I believe that you have relied on people you have trusted who have given you bad information. I don't blame the investors who trusted Bernie Madoff, but he gave them bad information. He gave them bad information and committed a massive fraud that ended up hurting, most of all, the people who trusted him."