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  • June 2008

    • Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip (Only 1 to GOP)

      Washington Post  |  Jun 13, 08 1:51 PM CDT

      Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip (Only 1 to GOP)

      (Newser) - The GOP's best case-scenario sees the party losing only three Senate seats this fall. Washington Post blogger Chris Cillizza runs down the races most likely to flip a vote: Mississippi: Trent Lott replacement Roger Wicker has never been elected statewide, and Barack Obama's coattails should draw in the large black population. Minnesota: Al Franken remains promising, but he's no sure thing, thanks to back taxes and Playboy bylines. More »

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      Barack Obama  • George W. Bush  • Senate  • Trent Lott  • Al Franken  • Mark Warner  • Jeanne Shaheen  • Elizabeth Dole  • Tom Udall  • Mark Udall  • Mary Landrieu  • Roger Wicker  • Jeff Merkley

  • May 2008

    • Democrat Nabs Unlikely Miss. House Seat

      Politico  |  May 14, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      Democrat Nabs Unlikely Miss. House Seat

      (Newser) - Democrats scored a shocking upset last night, nabbing a House seat in a deeply conservative Mississippi district. Democrat Travis Childers prevailed 54% to 46% in the special election, Politico reports, soundly overcoming a nearly $2 million GOP campaign. Coming from a county that threw Bush 62% of its support in 2004, the results are panic-inducing for the GOP. More »

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      Republicans  • Mississippi  • Democrat  • Trent Lott  • special election  • Travis Childers

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Wicker Will Step Into Lott's Shoes

      Clarion-Ledger  |  Jan 1, 08 4:00 AM CST

      Wicker Will Step Into Lott's Shoes

      (Newser) - Mississippi's governor has chosen Rep. Roger Wicker, a conservative Republican, to take Trent Lott's vacant seat in the US Senate until a special election can be called, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. After 35 years, Lott quit this month, a year into his 6-year term. The timing of the special election is causing some friction in the state. More »

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      Republicans  • Senate  • Mississippi  • Trent Lott  • Haley Barbour  • Roger Wicker

  • December 2007

    • Oregon Senator Raises Hackles With Lott Praise

      The Hill  |  Dec 19, 07 7:03 PM CST

      Oregon Senator Raises Hackles With Lott Praise

      (Newser) - Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith is in the doghouse after defending Trent Lott’s infamous 2002 speech waxing nostalgic on Strom Thurmond’s 1948 presidential run. A key Democratic target in 2008, Smith said yesterday that Lott was “misconstrued” as segregationist when suggesting that, had there been a Thurmond administration, “we wouldn’t have had all these problems over all these years." More »

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      blogger  • Trent Lott  • segregation  • Gordon Smith  • Strom Thurmond

    • Lott Cashes in Chips

      Associated Press  |  Dec 19, 07 4:48 PM CST

      Lott Cashes in Chips

      (Newser) - Minority whip Trent Lott retired from the Senate last night, five years before his term’s end. He revealed his departure 16 minutes before the chamber’s 12:05 a.m. closing. The 35-year Congressional career ended with “characteristic flair,” the AP reports—Lott quoting his high school motto from the Senate floor: “The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fail.” More »

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      Trent Lott  • Strom Thurmond

    • Storied Miss. Lawyer Indicted, Still Partying

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 4, 07 4:35 PM CST

      Storied Miss. Lawyer Indicted, Still Partying

      (Newser) - As he greeted party guests, Richard “Dickie” Scruggs—the trial lawyer famous for taking down Big Tobacco and taking on Katrina insurance companies—didn’t look like someone who had just been indicted. And though prosecutors say he conspired to bribe the judge in his latest case, Oxford, Miss., isn't buying it. The Wall Street Journal pays a visit. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • Mississippi  • Trent Lott  • bribe  • University of Mississippi  • Dickie Scruggs  • John Grisham

  • November 2007

    • Rumors Roil Around Lott Resignation

      Slate  |  Nov 29, 07 6:02 PM CST

      Rumors Roil Around Lott Resignation

      (Newser) - There’s been much conjecture about why Trent Lott resigned five years before his term’s end—boredom, bitterness, eagerness to cash in on K Street—but now bloggers on both sides of the aisle are wondering whether a scandal involving his brother-in-law, Dickie Scruggs, might be behind the surprise exit. Scruggs' indictment yesterday for bribery on a Katrina-related case heated up speculation, Slate ’s Tim Noah notes. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • resignation  • Trent Lott  • Dickie Scruggs

    • Katrina Lawyer Indicted in Bribe

      New York Times  |  Nov 29, 07 4:24 AM CST

      Katrina Lawyer Indicted in Bribe

      (Newser) - Trent Lott's brother-in-law Richard "Dickie" Scruggs has been indicted on bribery charges for allegedly offering cash to a judge to steer legal fees in a Katrina insurance case, reports the New York Times . Four other attorneys, including Scruggs' son, also face charges. Scruggs is best known for winning a $248 billion settlement from the tobacco industry. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • lawyer  • bribery  • Trent Lott  • bribe  • Dickie Scruggs

    • Kyl Set to Replace Lott as GOP No. 2

      The Hill  |  Nov 28, 07 3:04 PM CST

      Kyl Set to Replace Lott as GOP No. 2

      (Newser) - Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl is almost certain to become Republican minority whip, the Hill reports, filling an opening created by the retirement of Trent Lott. Kyl apparently won't be opposed, with other GOP senators instead contesting lower leadership roles. Tennessee's Lamar Alexander, who some thought would try for whip, will instead run for conference chairman, Kyl's current post. More »

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      Senate Republicans  • Trent Lott  • Mitch McConnell  • Lamar Alexander  • Jon Kyl

    • Lott Likely to Snare Lobby Job

      MSNBC  |  Nov 27, 07 2:50 AM CST

      Lott Likely to Snare Lobby Job

      (Newser) - Republican Minority Whip Trent Lott is quitting the Senate—but he's probably not leaving Washington or politics for very long. The timing of Lott's departure suggests he is planning a lucrative career as a lobbyist, reports MSNBC. A resignation in 2008 would have required a two-year "timeout" before Lott could legally work as a lobbyist. More »

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      Senate  • Mississippi  • Trent Lott  • Senate Finance Committee  • estate tax

    • Trent Lott to Resign

      Associated Press  |  Nov 26, 07 8:17 AM CST

      Trent Lott to Resign

      (Newser) - Trent Lott, the Senate's second-highest-ranking Republican, is resigning before the end of the year, the AP has learned. He will announce the decision later today in his home state of Mississippi. The reason for the resignation is unknown. There is nothing wrong with Lott’s health, a congressional official confirmed, saying the Republican whip had unspecified “other opportunities” to pursue. More »

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      Republicans  • Mississippi  • Senate Republicans  • Trent Lott

    • Congress Overrides Bush Veto

      Associated Press  |  Nov 8, 07 12:15 PM CST

      Congress Overrides Bush Veto

      (Newser) - President Bush was handed the first veto override of his two terms today as the Senate voted 79-14 to pass a $23-billion water-resources bill over his objections that it constituted "irresponsible spending." Thirty-four Republicans defied the president to vote for the bill; the House had voted 361-54 in favor two days ago. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Trent Lott  • pork barrel spending  • veto override  • water resources bill

  • September 2007

    • Craig to Stay in Senate 'for Now'

      Associated Press  |  Sep 26, 07 8:25 PM CDT

      Craig to Stay in Senate 'for Now'

      (Newser) - GOP leaders listened in icy silence as Larry Craig vowed today to stay a senator while trying to change his guilty plea, the AP reports. A Minnesota judge says he will decide the matter sometime next month. "Today was a major step in the legal effort to clear my name," Craig said. But his lawyer admits that the effort to withdraw his plea is "near impossible, and it should be." More »

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      Larry Craig  • Idaho  • Trent Lott

  • June 2007

    • Immigration Bill Fans, Foes Take to Airwaves

      Associated Press  |  Jun 24, 07 1:19 PM CDT

      Immigration Bill Fans, Foes Take to Airwaves

      (Newser) - This week's debate over the immigration bill, which is headed for a nail-bitingly close Senate vote, started on the Sunday talk shows. The improbable coalition behind the legislation—which President Bush supports—faces a tough job, Jeff Sessions made clear. The Alabama Republican vowed to "use every effort to slow this process down and continue to hold up the bill." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Ted Kennedy  • immigration reform  • Trent Lott  • Jeff Sessions

    • Vote on AG Derails in Senate

      New York Times  |  Jun 11, 07 8:11 PM CDT

      Vote on AG Derails in Senate

      (Newser) - A no-confidence vote on Alberto Gonzales failed to get out of the Senate today when a procedural vote to cut off debate failed by seven votes. Both sides proclaimed partial victory: Republicans had blasted the vote as a stunt, but Democrats lured seven GOP senators across party lines to support going forward with the vote on the nonbinding motion. More »