Word: lott
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...stakes couldn't be higher. The Republicans and Majority Leader Trent Lott now control the Senate because Vice President Dick Cheney casts the tie- breaking vote. But 98-year-old Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who spends many weekends in the hospital, is looking increasingly frail. The governor from his state is a Democrat and likely to appoint a Democrat to fill the seat if Thurmond leaves early. That would mean the Democrats control the Senate with a 51-49 majority, making Sen. Tom Daschle the majority leader...
...Thurmond goes, Lott needs another Republican to keep his job as majority leader. Daschle is in the hunt for a Republican to trump Lott if Thurmond hangs on, or to play defense if Lott manages to convince a Democrat to switch. Here are some of the Senators in their sights...
...most conservative member of the Vermont congressional delegation, but he's one of the most moderate and independent- minded Republicans in the Senate. And he's giving Bush fits. The White House was furious with Jeffords' refusal to support Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut, which forced Lott to compromise on a lower number. There were dark rumors coming from Republicans that Jeffords would be punished for not supporting the President. Go ahead and you'll drive him out of the party, Jeffords aides threatened back. Vermonters love independents and Democrats...
...only 20 require congressional action. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott says he'll push for passage of the energy plan by July 4 - after the tax cut gets written and education gets dealt with - and also predicted some items will be "hotly debated...
...Cheney ripped out Bush's "Sons of Presidents" deduction b) someone forgot to photocopy them c) of the Lott-Daschle paper-football match...