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Thu 05 May 2004Gore demands resignations over IraqTHE US/IRAQ: Former vice president Mr Al Gore yesterday accused President George Bush of "utter contempt for the rule of law" and called for the immediate resignation of Defence Secretary Mr Donald Rumsfeld, CIA director Mr George Tenet, and national security adviser Dr Condoleezza Rice. Conor O'Clery in New YorkIn a passionate address at New York University, Mr Gore accused the Bush administration officials of responsibility "for creating the catastrophe we are facing in Iraq".