21.   Gore asked, before answering the question himself.

22.   Gore asked archly.

23.   Gore asked at the Coos County Democratic dinner this weekend.

24.   Gore asked in an interview in his cabin aboard Air Force II as he flew here from Minneapolis.

25.   Gore asked longtime confidante Roy Neel, a top lobbyist in Washington, to begin the transition planning last summer.

26.   Gore asked teachers in the audience for a show of hands.

27.   Gore asked, pressing for debates.

28.   Gore asks a state court to oversee a hurry-up manual recount of thousands of ballots.

29.   Gore asked after outlining his positions on Social Security and prescription drug plans once again.

30.   Gore asked as he flew to Minneapolis to campaign.