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   Vermont Biz    
   February 18, 2018    
   Majority Leader Trent Lott called Jeffords' decision to leave the Republican Party a “coup of one” and the “impetuous decision of one man to undermine our democracy.” But all across America Jeffords' decision to leave the Republican Party and give control of the Senate to the Democrats was seen as aà...     
  
   
   The Hill    
   February 15, 2018    
   Major lobbyists and groups contracted by Prudential include former Sens. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and John Breaux (D-La.) at Squire Patton Boggs, the Raben Group, Baker & Hostetler and Invariant, formerly known as Heather Podesta + Partners. Prudential has also hired the firm of Brian Ballard, a prominentà...     
 
  
 
 
   
  
   
   Hattiesburg American    
   February 3, 2018    
   The Hattiesburg Alumni Chapter and the University of Southern Mississippi Chapter of Kappa Iota of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. hosted the annual Founders' Day Program on Saturday at the Trent Lott Center on Southern Miss' Hattiesburg campus. The highlight of the program was the Coca-Colaà...     
  
   
   gulflive.com (blog)    
   January 31, 2018    
   As a continuation of District 4 Supervisor Troy Ross's speech on last year, expansion of the Trent Lott Airport is a way Bosarge said more businesses could frequent Jackson County. "Economic times are getting better around the country and I feel we are in a prime position to take advantage of the upswingà...     
  
   
   Bloomberg BNA    
   January 29, 2018    
   Republicans need to get over their fear that they'll pay at the polls if they back gas tax increases at the pump, says former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.). Any plan to improve the nation's infrastructure will require a lot of money to be effective and a gas tax increase is a proven way to raiseà...     
  
   
   Garden & Gun Magazine    
   January 19, 2018    
   Our former senator Trent Lott, who was born in the hills and raised on the coast (and who, in later years, attended the picnic), once described my fellow tribe members as people who read the New Yorker. Now, I happen to be crazy about Trent and he knows it, and when he uttered that line, in a British accent no less, I got hisà...     
 
  
 
 
   
  
   
   Walla Walla Union-Bulletin    
   January 16, 2018    
   “I think part of the problem is that now people are getting too much information and it confuses them and they don't know how to decipher the true and the fake,” said Trent Lott, a former Senate Republican leader from Mississippi who's worked in Washington for nearly half a century. He isn't fond of Trump'sà...     
  
   
   Houma Courier    
   January 16, 2018    
   John Warner, the committee's chairman, held four days of hearings in the state during a congressional recess. With no significant evidence produced, Senate Democrats rallied around Landrieu and attempted to use parliamentary measures to block the investigation. Majority Leader Trent Lott countered byà...     
  
   
   WTOP    
   January 15, 2018    
   “I think part of the problem is that now people are getting too much information and it confuses them and they don't know how to decipher the true and the fake,” said Trent Lott, a former Senate Republican leader from Mississippi who's worked in Washington for nearly half a century. He isn't fond of Trump'sà...     
  
   
   Fauquier Times    
   January 12, 2018    
   I write to you in a spirit of respectful and sincere concern. My father and his Rotarians were the citizen-nucleus in Jackson County, Mississippi, who urged a young Trent Lott, and then drafted him with financial support, to run as a Republican for Congress. In the 1960's Rep. Lott lead the Southern exodusà...     
  
   
   Mississippi State Newsroom    
   January 12, 2018    
   The University of Southern Mississippi's Trent Lott National Center for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship is the catalyst for a university-wide focus on economic development service and research. The Center works with public entities, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals to planà...     
  
   
   Fox Business    
   January 4, 2018    
   Former Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) discusses why Republicans, going into the 2018 midterm elections, need to be able to more effectively communicate their ... Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) is urging the leadership of the Republican Party to use the mainstream media as a method to pushà...     
  
   
   Arkansas Times (blog)    
   January 1, 2018    
   Marie is a consultant to the campaign and will continue to serve as Finance Director. She previously served as the Executive Director of the Republican Party of Arkansas. She also served as Deputy Press Secretary for U.S. Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi. Still seeking a comment from the governor on hisà...     
  
   
   Hattiesburg American    
   December 28, 2017    
   After graduation, she moved to Washington, D.C., to work for Trent Lott, first for nine months while he was a congressman and then for three years as he held Mississippi's U.S. Senate seat. "I did have an interest in public service and trying to make your community better," McGee said. "I think everyone has aà...     
  
   
   The Hill    
   December 21, 2017    
   Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) said McConnell will have to keep a close eye on Collins next year, when the Senate GOP majority will shrink to 51 because of the election of Doug Jones (D) in Alabama this month. "I used to have to work on her all the time," he said. "You don't wait to talkà...     
  
   
   New York Magazine    
   December 21, 2017    
   Thad Cochran first went to Congress in 1972, riding on the broad Mississippi coattails of Richard Nixon, alongside fellow Ole Miss cheerleader Trent Lott. Six years later, he became the first statewide Republican winner since Reconstruction, succeeding veteran segregationist Democrat Jim Eastland andà...     
  
   
   Bangor Daily News    
   December 18, 2017    
   Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, smiles as she is followed by former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, who is visiting the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 14, 2017. Sen. Susan Collins cast her vote in favor of the recent tax reform bill. The decision sparked outrage among some Mainers. A few wentà...     
 
  
 
 
   
  
   
   Pew Research Center    
   December 13, 2017    
   Trent Lott, who had resigned the previous December. When Lott was re-elected in 2006, he took nearly 64% of the vote, but only about 611,000 Mississippians cast ballots that year. In the special election to choose Lott's successor, twice as many people voted; Republican Roger Wicker won with 55% of theà...     
  
   
   Southern Miss Now    
   December 7, 2017    
   USM created its Small Business Development Center through a partnership with the Small Business Administration, the Mississippi Small Business Development Center Network, the University of Mississippi, the Trent Lott National Center, and the College of Business at USM. The MSBDC includes nine ...     
  
   
   Mental Floss    
   December 6, 2017    
   When cheerleading was “born” on November 2, 1898, it looked a lot different than it does today. There were no tiny outfits, no wild stunts and—surprise!—no women. University of Minnesota student Johnny Campbell rallied a football crowd with the ad-libbed cheer, "Rah, Rah, Rah! Ski-u-mah, Hoo-Rah!     
  
   
   Morning Consult    
   December 6, 2017    
   Some viewers at the time noted that those names sounded suspiciously like two of the most prominent conservatives during the movie's May 1999 debut – then-Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and deposed House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). “The prequel trilogy was more overtly political, ...     
  
   
   The Sun Herald    
   December 4, 2017    
   Lobbyists are doing a brisk business in South Mississippi, with hundreds of millions in oil spill damages being divided up, and Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich wants the city to be prepared. Gilich will ask the Biloxi Council on Tuesday to hire Keith Heard, former chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran ...     
  
   
   Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat    
   December 1, 2017    
   The Lott Institute, established by former United States Senator Trent Lott, was designed to further develop the students' critical thinking skills and knowledge of current events and policies. The aim of the two-week Institute was to cultivate and inspire honest, compassionate, and responsive leaders who ...     
  
   
   The Sun Herald    
   November 20, 2017    
   ... Trent Lott, Sarah Bailey Thomas and Dr. Calvin Huey. The images are black and white, and they make an impression. “Don't you love them?” Coats asked. “We have really cool people from Pascagoula.” This is just round one of the faces. Coats said, “We want to plaster Pascagoula with famous people.”.     
  
   
   ReporterNews.com    
   November 15, 2017    
   It wasn't that long ago that a Republican president (George W. Bush) forced a Senate majority leader (Trent Lott) out of his leadership position ...     
  
   
   The Sun Herald    
   November 15, 2017    
   Trent Lott International Airport runway improvements for $6.85 million — to enhance economic development and support existing industry in ...     
  
   
   KSDK    
   November 14, 2017    
   It wasn't that long ago that a Republican president (George W. Bush) forced a Senate majority leader (Trent Lott) out of his leadership position ...     
  
   
   WBIR-TV    
   November 14, 2017    
   It wasn't that long ago that a Republican president (George W. Bush) forced a Senate majority leader (Trent Lott) out of his leadership position ...     
  
   
   The Hill    
   November 13, 2017    
   Former Senate majority leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) keenly observed that there are “only two rules in the U.S. Senate — exhaustion and ...     
  
   
   CNBC    
   November 10, 2017    
   Commentary by Trent Lott, a former Senate Majority Leader and senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jason Grumet is president of ...     
  
   
   Lewiston Sun Journal    
   November 9, 2017    
   Circumstances have changed since Republican senators elected Sen. Trent Lott as their Majority Leader 10 days after the November ...     
  
   
   Fayetteville Observer    
   November 7, 2017    
   Jesse Helms and as counsel and advisor for former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. He previously served in the Navy Reserve and is an ...     
  
   
   Lewiston Sun Journal    
   November 7, 2017    
   Trent Lott put his foot in his mouth, but shouldn't be forced to ... Voters in Mississippi first sent Republican Trent Lott to Congress in 1972, where ...     
  
   
   World Trade Online    
   November 7, 2017    
   Two former Senate majority leaders, Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Trent Lott (R-MS), will co-chair a “U.S.-Mexico Task Force” launched this week in ...     
  
   
   The Sun Herald    
   October 31, 2017    
   A study by the Trent Lott National Center at the University of Southern Mississippi found there are about 8 percent fewer jobs on the Coast now ...     
  
   
   Politico    
   October 31, 2017    
   “Firms are going to be even more careful than they have been in the past in the foreign lobbying arena,” said Trent Lott, the former Senate ...     
  
   
   Pittsburgh Post-Gazette    
   October 22, 2017    
   Basically, it boils down to something as easy as herding cats, as former Majority Leader Trent Lott once quipped. Senators sit atop the political ...     
  
   
   Politico    
   October 18, 2017    
   Cochran made a career of steering federal dollars back home, working with former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) for years to ...     
  
   
   The Hill    
   October 18, 2017    
   ... mostly those in the Senate, faced the same type of environment — and anger — from their base as the leadership of Trent Lott began to wear ...     
  
   
   Politico    
   October 18, 2017    
   Cochran made a career of steering federal dollars back home, working with former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) for years to ...     
  
   
   Daily Mississippian    
   October 18, 2017    
   Peter Hamby, head of news at Snapchat, will speak at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Overby Center. Hamby will meet with Trent Lott ...     
  
   
   Glamour    
   October 17, 2017    
   She got her first political experience interning for former U.S. Senator Trent Lott (R–Miss.), but in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, ...     
  
   
   The Hill    
   October 6, 2017    
   Trent Lott (R-Miss.), former U.S. senator, serves as a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Tags Nuclear power Energy development ...     
  
   
   UConn Daily Campus    
   October 4, 2017    
   Former United States Senate majority leaders Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) and Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) spoke Wednesday night at the ...     
  
   
   Jackson Free Press    
   October 4, 2017    
   Trent Lott, defeated social worker Kathryn Rehner in Tuesday's runoff in House District 102 in Forrest and Lamar counties. Neither candidate ...     
  
   
   The Intercept    
   September 28, 2017    
   Trent Lott as lobbyists to maintain the Jones Act and influence discussions on Puerto Rico reform issues. Asked for comment by The Intercept, ...     
  
   
   POLITICO Magazine    
   September 27, 2017    
   He is certainly the best Republican Senate leader in a generation (sorry, Bob Dole, Trent Lott and Bill Frist). The conservative grass roots, ...     
  
   
   Jackson Clarion Ledger    
   December 31, 1999    
   So, Trent Lott saw to it that the matter was swept, quietly, under the rug. Now we have Roy Moore of Alabama, and his vote may be necessary to push through the Trump agenda on taxes, immigration and health care. Even though Mitch McConnell calls for Moore to give up his candidacy for the Senate, this ...     
  
   
   HottyToddy.com    
   December 31, 1999    
   After being accepted to the university's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and Trent Lott Leadership Institute and receiving a full scholarship, it was a no-brainer. “I didn't have any apprehension, but there were a lot of people who questioned my decision because of the university's history involving ...     
  
   
   Scottsbluff Star Herald    
   December 31, 1999    
   2007: Trent Lott. 2007: Trent Lott. Ten years ago: Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott announced his retirement after a 35-year career in Congress. AP. 2012: Chris Christie. 2012: Chris Christie. Five years ago: New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie announced that he would be seeking re-election, so he could ...     
 
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