11.   Gore will spend the first three days of the convention campaigning around the country.

12.   Gore is spending increasing time and money in a defensive posture, campaigning in states he had hoped to sew up long ago.

13.   Gore spent the day at his official residence in Washington, where he played touch football with his family.

14.   Gore spent three months on crutches after his injury, sustained in a basketball game in the House gym.

15.   Gore would spend billions to make industry more energy-efficient, thus counteracting global warming.

16.   Gore has spent eight years fighting Republicans in Congress and preparing to run for president based on the story of that fight.

17.   Gore has spent several days in New Hampshire rehearsing, not with Bradley stand-ins, but in his own meetings with uncommitted voters.

18.   Gore spent the day preparing with a mock town hall forum.

19.   Gore would spend more than Bush on education and health care, and he would devote significant sums to paying down the national debt.

20.   Gore also has spent most of his adult life in Washington, first as a US representative, then as a senator and the vice president.