51.   Gore Sr. was a civil rights maverick.

52.   Gore was adroit at putting the mechanics in place, like lining up endorsements and building campaign infrastructures in Iowa and New Hampshire.

53.   Gore was also more overt in his criticism of Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, the Republican front-runner.

54.   Gore was also particularly sensitive to Republican criticism that challenging the votes of military personnel was unpatriotic.

55.   Gore was careful to explain that the proposal limits the federal role to encouraging neighboring jurisdictions to solve problems together.

56.   Gore was entirely dependent on a favorable Supreme Court decision, and could not have maintained a credible presence without it.

57.   Gore was firmly in the camp of the deficit hawks.

58.   Gore was in Kansas City on Friday, his second visit here in two weeks.

59.   Gore was in Texas about that time but for a fund-raising event.

60.   Gore was intellectual, Bush was intuitive.