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December 3, 2007

Lott doles out $350K from war chest

The Sun Herald, 12/1/7 Sen. Minority Whip Trent Lott, R-Miss., loves Ole Miss and the Senate, and in early September he proved it with some eye-popping contributions – $250,000 to the University of Mississippi Foundation and $100,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The contributions, made from his campaign funds, were listed as “disbursements” in…
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December 3, 2007

Pickering’s seat: Can Democrat win?

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/2/7 When 3rd District U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering announced in August that he would not seek re-election in 2008 in order to spend more time with his family, few could have predicted the fruit basket turnover under way now. With Sen. Trent Lott also stepping down, leaving a GOP seat open as…