Gore Says No to '04, Field Left Wide Open

NPR | By Mara Liasson

Published December 16, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Former Vice President Al Gore announces he won't seek the White House in 2004. That leaves the race for the Democratic nomination for president wide open, and the focus shifts to other Democrats considering a presidential campaign. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

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