Tipper Gore rises to blow his a kiss and say that she and former Vice President Al Gore are still married prior to his economic policy speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002. The former vice president said he gained weight and could take the ring off but could not get it back on when Mrs. Gore got up from the audience. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Former Vice President Al Gore acknowledges a reporter's question about not wearing a wedding ring prior to his economic policy speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington. The former vice president said he gained weight and could take the ring off but could not get it back on. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)