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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Trent Lott [R, MS]</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/person/atom_news/300069_trent_lott" rel="self"/>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/person/news/300069_trent_lott" rel="alternate"/>
  <updated>2008-06-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
  </author>
  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/300069</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Worst of the worst: An all-star team</title>
    <link href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_574971.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-29:/commentary/2401757</id>
    <updated>2008-06-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,&amp;nbsp;PA</name>
    </author>
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... our Worst of the Worst All-Stars: &#226;&#8364;&#162; No one better exemplifies  the GOP&amp;#39;s elephantiasis than Trent Lott, the former Senate majority leader of Mississippi. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_574971.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Who&amp;#39;s on McCain&amp;#39;s team</title>
    <link href="http://www.statesman.com/insight/content/editorial/stories/insight/06/29/0629mccainadvisers.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/2401764</id>
    <updated>2008-06-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Austin American-Statesman,&amp;nbsp;TX</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
McCain&amp;#39;s top adviser for security and international issues, Scheunemann formerly served as national security adviser to then-Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.statesman.com/insight/content/editorial/stories/insight/06/29/0629mccainadvisers.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>From the Wire</title>
    <link href="http://www.alternet.org/wire/?ses=a45ebaa416d2c46defe47e45aa5d2d97" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/2401758</id>
    <updated>2008-06-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AlterNet,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... case by promising that Scruggs could help DeLaughter get appointed to the federal bench with the help of US Sen. Trent Lott, Scruggs&amp;#39; brother-in-law. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/wire/?ses=a45ebaa416d2c46defe47e45aa5d2d97"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bush to stump for Sen. Wicker</title>
    <link href="http://www.sunherald.com/local/story/653531.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/2401755</id>
    <updated>2008-06-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Biloxi Sun Herald,&amp;nbsp; USA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The interim senator was appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour late last year to fill the seat vacated when Trent Lott retired, until a special election could be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sunherald.com/local/story/653531.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>McCain&amp;#39;s brain trust has wealth of Washington experience</title>
    <link href="http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/hp/content/shared/news/stories/2008/06/MCCAIN_BRAINTRUST29_COX.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2401762</id>
    <updated>2008-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Marshall News Messenger,&amp;nbsp;TX</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Formerly served as national security adviser to then-Sen. Trent Lott and as Iraq adviser for then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in 2001. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/hp/content/shared/news/stories/2008/06/MCCAIN_BRAINTRUST29_COX.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Scruggs gets 5 years in prison in bribery scheme</title>
    <link href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWLv0G-brNzZO06MH57caeWVU31gD91IJ7IO1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2401761</id>
    <updated>2008-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Associated Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... case by promising that Scruggs could help DeLaughter get appointed to the federal bench with the help of US Sen. Trent Lott, Scruggs&amp;#39; brother-in-law. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWLv0G-brNzZO06MH57caeWVU31gD91IJ7IO1"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bush Visit to Raise Wicker Campaign Cash</title>
    <link href="http://www.wjtv.com/gulfcoastwest/jtv/news.apx.-content-articles-JTV-2008-06-27-0019.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2401760</id>
    <updated>2008-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WJTV,&amp;nbsp;MS</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Wicker, who was appointed to temporarily fill the unexpired term of former Senator Trent Lott, will  face former Democratic governor Ronnie Musgrove in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wjtv.com/gulfcoastwest/jtv/news.apx.-content-articles-JTV-2008-06-27-0019.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Attorney who took on big tobacco faces sentencing</title>
    <link href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWLv0G-brNzZO06MH57caeWVU31gD91IG3TO0" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2401756</id>
    <updated>2008-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Associated Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Scruggs, the brother-in-law  of  former US Sen. Trent Lott, gained prominence in the 1990s as one of the chief architects of the $206 billion nationwide ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWLv0G-brNzZO06MH57caeWVU31gD91IG3TO0"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Drilling Deep to Mislead on Oil Prices</title>
    <link href="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/06/drilling_deep.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/commentary/2401765</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Center For American Progress,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On MSNBC, former Mississippi senator Trent Lott spoke about the need for more offshore drilling. The program did not mention that he is a lobbyist for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/06/drilling_deep.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Campaigns got Scruggs funds</title>
    <link href="http://www.sunherald.com/pageone/story/648832.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2401763</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SunHerald.com,&amp;nbsp;MS</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The indictments came just a few days after Trent Lott announced his retirement from the Senate, creating the vacancy Wicker and Musgrove are vying for. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sunherald.com/pageone/story/648832.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>High-profile Dems skipping convention</title>
    <link href="http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/NEWS01/806250303" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2389892</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hattiesburg American,&amp;nbsp;MS</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Ronnie Musgrove, who is running against Wicker for the Senate seat Wicker was appointed to occupy after former Sen. Trent Lott retired. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/NEWS01/806250303"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Wicker addresses oil, immigration issues</title>
    <link href="http://www.leadercall.com/local/local_story_177095215.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2389891</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Laurel Leader Call,&amp;nbsp;MS</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#226;&#8364;&#339;We need to use our own energy.&#226;&#8364;&#157; Wicker will  face Ronnie Musgrove in the Nov. 4 election to  fill the seat vacated by Trent Lott.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.leadercall.com/local/local_story_177095215.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No bombshells, some surprises in letters written on Scruggs&amp;#39; behalf</title>
    <link href="http://www.sunherald.com/newsupdates/story/648457.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2389890</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Biloxi Sun Herald,&amp;nbsp; USA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Scruggs brother-in-law, Trent Lott, formerly the most powerful Republican in the US Senate, did not write.  Neither did PL Blake, the seemingly invisible man ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sunherald.com/newsupdates/story/648457.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Your Name Your Email Address Recipient&amp;#39;s Email Address</title>
    <link href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/143258" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2389888</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Newsweek</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Trent Lott, who left the Senate  to become a Washington lobbyist, struck first. &amp;quot;I doubt the accuracy of that poll,&amp;quot; he declared. &amp;quot;It is in Newsweek, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/143258"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>MSNBC again hosted Lott in discussion of McCain&amp;#39;s energy policy ...</title>
    <link href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200806250012?f=h_latest" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2389887</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Media Matters for America,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Summary: On MSNBC Live, anchor Chris Jansing discussed Sen. John McCain&amp;#39;s energy policy with former Sen. Trent Lott but failed to disclose that Lott is now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200806250012?f=h_latest"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Brook native one of 51 picked for congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19799811&amp;amp;BRD=1377&amp;amp;PAG=461&amp;amp;dept_id=172922&amp;amp;rfi=6" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2385594</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Brookhaven Daily Leader,&amp;nbsp; United states</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... will serve as a furthering of his current mission at Ole Miss, where he is a public policy and leadership major in the Trent Lott Leadership Institute. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19799811&amp;BRD=1377&amp;PAG=461&amp;dept_id=172922&amp;rfi=6"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US BLOG &amp;quot;TALKING POINTS MEMO&amp;quot; WINS FREE MEDIA PIONEER AWARD</title>
    <link href="http://www.ifex.org/alerts/content/view/full/94789/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2385593</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IFEX,&amp;nbsp;Canada</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... &amp;quot;Talking Points Memo&amp;quot; was instrumental in the reporting that led to US Senator Trent Lott&amp;#39;s resignation as Senate Minority Leader in 2002. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ifex.org/alerts/content/view/full/94789/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama&amp;#39;s New Strategy</title>
    <link href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/obamas_new_strategy.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2385592</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealClearPolitics,&amp;nbsp;IL</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Morris, a former political adviser to Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and President Bill Clinton, is the author of &#226;&#8364;&#339;Outrage.&#226;&#8364;&#157; To get all of Dick Morris&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/obamas_new_strategy.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Is Obama Teflon? By Dick Morris and Eileen McGann</title>
    <link href="http://www.townhall.com/content.aspx?ContentGuid=c7133492-dc40-488f-9aa8-12a05c29e52b&amp;amp;Comments=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2385591</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Morris, a former political adviser to Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and President Bill Clinton, is the author of Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.townhall.com/content.aspx?ContentGuid=c7133492-dc40-488f-9aa8-12a05c29e52b&amp;Comments=true"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ed Gordon &amp;quot;Daddy&amp;#39;s Promise&amp;quot; Interview with Kam Williams</title>
    <link href="http://newsblaze.com/story/20080623164455tsop.nb/topstory.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2385595</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NewsBlaze,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Halle Berry, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jamie Foxx, Minister Louis Farrakhan, South Africa&amp;#39;s President Nelson Mandela, R. Kelly and Senator Trent Lott, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://newsblaze.com/story/20080623164455tsop.nb/topstory.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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