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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Almost before Bob Dole had finished announcing that he will resign his from the Senate on June 11, a fierce scramble began between two Mississippi Senators over who would replace him as majority leader. Majority whip Trent Lott and Republican Conference chairman Thad Cochran have both declared their candidacy. The two men have been rivals for much of their time together in Congress, which began when both were elected to the House in 1973. They have distinctly different styles and their relationship has been exacerbated by Lott's leapfrogging the senior Cochran and beating him to the position...
...Feldstein, who chaired President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers from 1982 to 1984, said Dole was "very experienced in all domestic issues...
...Dole's meeting was held in the aftermath of his campaign's cancellation of a much-publicized speech in Detroit this month where the outgoing Kansas senator was supposed to unveil his economic platform...
Many feel that Dole, who also canceled a speech outlining his foreign policy proposals, is still searching for a concrete vision to bring voters...
...suspect in both cases [the cancellation] was so Dole could take a more deliberate approach to writing the message, rather than just giving a standard summary of his past views," Feldstein said...