Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott (R-Ms) announced on Monday that he was leaving the United States Senate, after 35 years in government service. Elected to represent his state of Mississippi for six years, he is resigning early, by the end of the year.
Lott ruled out health problems for his early departure. "Let me make it clear -- there are no health problems. I feel fine." He also denied that the change in lobbying laws (prohibiting senators from becoming lobbyists...
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