The war drew the most passionate comments from Mr. Gore.

This 30-second commercial is the fourth from Vice President Al Gore.

His idea drew an immediate reaction from Mr. Gore, who said he was "very disappointed."

A decision from Mr. Gore and a final word on the deal were pending as of Friday.

But any new proposals will have to come from Mr. Gore himself on Thursday night.

The president got an argument on that claim from Mr. Gore, his opponent in the bitter 2000 presidential campaign.

Much of the atmosphere stems from Mr. Gore himself.

He even said he had got the idea in part from Vice President Al Gore.

The criticisms from Mr. Gore and the administration were determined and coordinated.

Then the networks took Florida back from Mr. Gore.