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Departing Lott leaves some big shoes to fill
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Tue,12/18/07-11:00PM , 209 Reads
JACKSON — Back in 1988 when Trent Lott was waging his successful campaign to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. John C. Stennis, I made him mad as a wet hen over a column I wrote about one of his TV political ads.
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Hood distances self from indicted lawyer
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Tue,12/11/07-11:00PM , 193 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi voters were flooded with information about Attorney General Jim Hood's personal and political relationship with famed Booneville attorney Joey Langston and his former legal associate Tim Balducci during Hood's recent general election showdown with Republican nominee Al Hopkins.
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Pols go underground following bombshells
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Tue,12/04/07-11:00PM , 146 Reads
JACKSON — Phone calls to politicians from reporters suddenly are being (gasp!) ignored — or the politicians are “in a meeting” or “can't be disturbed right now.” One high-profile elected official has even apparently had a trip to the dentist that has lasted now for six consecutive days.
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Senator's retirement shakes up state politics
By SID SALTER - Political Correspondent
Tue,11/27/07-11:00PM , 129 Reads
JACKSON — U.S. Sen. Trent Lott's announcement Monday of his intention to resign next month signals the political equivalent of an earthquake in Mississippi politics.

Lott knew that.

Shortly after the first of two news conferences in Pascagoula and Jackson, Lott said he purposefully kept his decision quiet.
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