Full name: Albert Gore Jr.
Party: Democrat
Birthdate: March 31, 1948
Age on Inauguration Day 2001: 51
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Hometown: Carthage, Tenn.
Family: Wife Tipper; children Karenna and son-in-law Drew, Kristin, Sarah, Albert III and grandson Wyatt
Current job: Vice president of the United States
Career: After several years as a reporter in Nashville, Gore was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1976. In 1984, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. Since 1993, Gore has served as vice president.

Sunday, January 7, 2001
Gore presides in Bush certification

Saturday, January 6, 2001
Gore, Bush aides testify on debate

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Abortion: Supports woman's right to choose and will defend against any attack.
Agriculture: Existing policy needs to be replaced with a safety net that increases income assistance to farmers when prices fall, depressing farm income.
Budget surplus: Favors putting the bulk of the $3 trillion projected budget surplus during the next 10 years to buttressing Social Security and Medicare as well as increasing spending on education. Other portions of the surplus would go to other health care and defense expenditures.
Campaign finance reform: Favors broad campaign finance reform that would ban soft money, provide free and discounted TV and radio time. Favors tighter limitations on PAC and individual contributions.
Defense: As a Vietnam veteran, senator and vice president, Gore believes in the importance of a strong military force to defend America's vital interests.
Education: Favors increased federal spending to cut class size, recruit teachers and assist districts in paying for special education. Supports creating universal pre-school education and savings programs as well as assisting individuals in saving for college and higher education.
Environment: Has supported strengthening clean-air standards, accelerating toxic-waste cleanup and expansion of public right-to-know rules. Supports reducing emission of carbon dioxide and other gases to improve global warming.
Gun control: Favors requiring child-safety locks on all new guns. Wants gun buyers to obtain a photo license after passing a background check and safety test and impose a three-day waiting period.
Health care: Wants subsidies to ensure that children, even in working poor and lower-middle class families, have access to health care. Would increase tax credits to make insurance more affordable to small businesses. Would add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare. Presidential behavior: Would not provide answer.
Social Security: Wants to use $1.8 trillion of the projected surplus over the next 10 years to secure program until 2050.
Taxes: Favors targeted tax cuts to help working families save for education and retirement.