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...surprise announcement in May that he would resign from Congress, the second-term Senator from Mississippi with made-for-TV hair needed just one day of lobbying his colleagues to be confident of victory. "I work fast," said Lott, who also talks fast, after he swamped fellow Mississippian Thad Cochran by a vote of 44 to 8. "I probably talked to 40 Senators within 24 hours...
Other Key Players: Alex Kim '96, Mike Zimmerman '99, Ed Chen '98, Jake Basset '96, Thad Kousser...
SENATOR TRENT LOTT The majority whip is likely to beat out fellow Mississippian Thad Cochran to succeed Dole...
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...
...Senator Thad Cochran [4 oinks] Republican, Mississippi -Chairman of the Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee...