101.   Gore made no comparison to the melodramatic election.

102.   Gore made no remarks during the trip, saying he was collecting his thoughts and would speak later in the day.

103.   Gore made the appeal as he visited a factory that manufactures windup radios and flashlights.

104.   Gore made two quick appearances in Los Angeles Saturday morning, then went into private meetings for more than five hours.

105.   Gore is making the first high-level visit here by a US official since a rift earlier this month between Moscow and Washington over plans to expand NATO eastwards.

106.   Gore made only a brief mention of the upcoming Haitian elections, but did underline the importance of a major issue -- the privatization of state-owned companies.

107.   Gore made the remarks Saturday in Anchorage, Alaska, when his plane refueled, Kyodo said.

108.   Gore will make a brief stop in Namibia before proceeding to Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town.