 Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared of allegations that he groped and assaulted a masseuse in 2006.Among the reasons the court denied the allegations were true were that she and her attorney had refused to answer questions about whether she was paid for making the allegation.And because it was commonly known that the "National Enquirer", which first published her allegation, had a practice of paying for such stories, the district attorney assumed that she had been compensated.