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June 29, 2008 Worst of the worst: An all-star team

... our Worst of the Worst All-Stars: • No one better exemplifies the GOP's elephantiasis than Trent Lott, the former Senate majority leader of Mississippi. ...

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Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA


June 28, 2008 Who's on McCain's team

McCain's top adviser for security and international issues, Scheunemann formerly served as national security adviser to then-Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., ...

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Source: Austin American-Statesman, TX


June 28, 2008 From the Wire

... case by promising that Scruggs could help DeLaughter get appointed to the federal bench with the help of US Sen. Trent Lott, Scruggs' brother-in-law. ...

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Source: AlterNet, CA


June 28, 2008 Bush to stump for Sen. Wicker

The interim senator was appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour late last year to fill the seat vacated when Trent Lott retired, until a special election could be ...

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Source: Biloxi Sun Herald,  USA


June 27, 2008 McCain's brain trust has wealth of Washington experience

Formerly served as national security adviser to then-Sen. Trent Lott and as Iraq adviser for then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in 2001. ...

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Source: Marshall News Messenger, TX


June 27, 2008 Scruggs gets 5 years in prison in bribery scheme

... case by promising that Scruggs could help DeLaughter get appointed to the federal bench with the help of US Sen. Trent Lott, Scruggs' brother-in-law. ...

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Source: The Associated Press


June 27, 2008 Bush Visit to Raise Wicker Campaign Cash

Wicker, who was appointed to temporarily fill the unexpired term of former Senator Trent Lott, will face former Democratic governor Ronnie Musgrove in the ...

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Source: WJTV, MS


June 27, 2008 Attorney who took on big tobacco faces sentencing

Scruggs, the brother-in-law of former US Sen. Trent Lott, gained prominence in the 1990s as one of the chief architects of the $206 billion nationwide ...

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Source: The Associated Press


June 26, 2008 Drilling Deep to Mislead on Oil Prices

On MSNBC, former Mississippi senator Trent Lott spoke about the need for more offshore drilling. The program did not mention that he is a lobbyist for ...

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Source: Center For American Progress, DC


June 25, 2008 Campaigns got Scruggs funds

The indictments came just a few days after Trent Lott announced his retirement from the Senate, creating the vacancy Wicker and Musgrove are vying for. ...

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Source: SunHerald.com, MS


June 25, 2008 High-profile Dems skipping convention

Ronnie Musgrove, who is running against Wicker for the Senate seat Wicker was appointed to occupy after former Sen. Trent Lott retired. ...

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Source: Hattiesburg American, MS


June 25, 2008 Wicker addresses oil, immigration issues

“We need to use our own energy.” Wicker will face Ronnie Musgrove in the Nov. 4 election to fill the seat vacated by Trent Lott.

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Source: Laurel Leader Call, MS


June 25, 2008 No bombshells, some surprises in letters written on Scruggs' behalf

Scruggs brother-in-law, Trent Lott, formerly the most powerful Republican in the US Senate, did not write. Neither did PL Blake, the seemingly invisible man ...

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Source: Biloxi Sun Herald,  USA


June 25, 2008 Your Name Your Email Address Recipient's Email Address

Trent Lott, who left the Senate to become a Washington lobbyist, struck first. "I doubt the accuracy of that poll," he declared. "It is in Newsweek, ...

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Source: Newsweek


June 25, 2008 MSNBC again hosted Lott in discussion of McCain's energy policy ...

Summary: On MSNBC Live, anchor Chris Jansing discussed Sen. John McCain's energy policy with former Sen. Trent Lott but failed to disclose that Lott is now ...

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Source: Media Matters for America, DC


June 24, 2008 Brook native one of 51 picked for congress

... will serve as a furthering of his current mission at Ole Miss, where he is a public policy and leadership major in the Trent Lott Leadership Institute. ...

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Source: Brookhaven Daily Leader,  United states


June 24, 2008 US BLOG "TALKING POINTS MEMO" WINS FREE MEDIA PIONEER AWARD

... "Talking Points Memo" was instrumental in the reporting that led to US Senator Trent Lott's resignation as Senate Minority Leader in 2002. ...

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Source: IFEX, Canada


June 24, 2008 Obama's New Strategy

Morris, a former political adviser to Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and President Bill Clinton, is the author of “Outrage.” To get all of Dick Morris’s and ...

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Source: RealClearPolitics, IL


June 24, 2008 Is Obama Teflon? By Dick Morris and Eileen McGann

Morris, a former political adviser to Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and President Bill Clinton, is the author of Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential ...

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Source: Town Hall, DC


June 23, 2008 Ed Gordon "Daddy's Promise" Interview with Kam Williams

... Halle Berry, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jamie Foxx, Minister Louis Farrakhan, South Africa's President Nelson Mandela, R. Kelly and Senator Trent Lott, ...

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Source: NewsBlaze, CA


June 23, 2008 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) (AP Photo/LM Otero)

In 2002, despite loud objections from Republican Senate leaders Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and Mitch McConnell (D-Ky.), the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance ...

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Source: The Washington Independent, DC


June 23, 2008 Abuse of the Filibuster: Republicans Play Dirty 'Block and Blame' Game

Just over one year ago, in April 2007, then-Minority Whip Trent Lott, R-Miss., outlined the nature of the policy. "The strategy of being obstructionist can ...

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Source: AlterNet, CA


June 21, 2008 Illegal Immigrants: Kind of like goats, but maybe smarter

Sen. Minority Whip Trent Lott, R-Miss., was talking to reporters Wednesday about the immigration bill, when he said, “If the answer is ‘build a fence’ I’ve ...

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Source: Feministe


June 19, 2008 Sins of Omission

John Breaux (D-LA) and Trent Lott (R-MS) to discuss energy policy, but failed to identify them as lobbyists who currently represent Chevron, Shell, ...

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Source: Media Matters for America, DC


June 19, 2008 InBev enlists lobbying force to make its case in DC

Among those helping InBev with strategy in Washington: former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., and former Sen. John Breaux, D-La.; ...

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Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States


June 19, 2008 Bush tours Iowa floods, learns from Katrina

But not like he did in Mississippi after Katrina when he promised to rebuild the destroyed home of then Sen. Trent Lott and sit on the porch with him ...

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Source: Los Angeles Times, CA


June 18, 2008 Senator Kit Bond: This Bud's Not For You

Among them, former Senate Majority leader Trent Lott of Mississippi and former Democratic Senator John Breaux of Louisiana . Meanwhile, no word on how the ...

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Source: MyFox Saint Louis, MO


June 18, 2008 Make Juneteenth a national holiday

... including former US Sen. Phil Gramm and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, have been strong supporters of Juneteenth commemorations. Trent Lott of ...

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Source: Daily News - Galveston County, TX


June 18, 2008 MSNBC hosted "McCain supporter" Frank Donatelli to discuss ...

John Breaux (D-LA) and Trent Lott (R-MS) but failed to disclose that both are lobbyists for major oil and gas companies. MITCHELL: John McCain is in Texas ...

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Source: Media Matters for America, DC


June 18, 2008 Republican Candidate For Senate Holding July 1 Fundraiser

Ronnie Musgrove in a Nov. 4 special election to permanently fill the seat left vacant when former US Sen. Trent Lott retired in December. Gov. ...

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Source: WAPT, MS


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