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Article: Lott resigns Senate leadership post; Will retain his seat; Frist set to succeed him.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 21, 2002
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Byline: Stephen Dinan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Sen. Trent Lott resigned as Senate Republican leader yesterday, bowing to pressure over racially charged comments he made two weeks ago and clearing the way for Sen. Bill Frist of Tennessee to assume the leadership.
The change caps a controversy that grew far beyond Mr. Lott's initial comments and became too much of a burden for Senate Republicans and the Bush administration to carry into next year.
"In the interest of pursuing the best possible agenda for the future of our country, I will not seek to remain as majority leader of the United States Senate for the 108th Congress, effective Jan. 6, ...