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Trent Lott plans on resigning from the US Senate. Happy Feet, Happy Feet. A Lott friend said part of the reason, and a factor in the timing, is a new lobbying regulation, signed by President Bush in September, extending the existing lobbying ban for former members of Congress from one to two years.

t tend to stick around.  But the Lott resignation got a lot of people talking, and rightly so.  Lott was reelected last year; he didn’t have an election to face until 2012.  The question on peoples’ lips is, “Why did he quit?” The popular explanation is that he stayed on for a further year to provide extra Katrina relief and then got out because of new, more restrictive lobbying laws that would’ve prevented him from cashing in for two years instead of one.  That sounds nice, and on some basic

according to a congressional official, there is nothing amiss with Lott's health. The senator has 'other opportunities' he plans to pursue, the official said, without elaborating." UPDATE III: Lott's term expires in 2012, therefore a resignation would trigger a special election for a replacement to serve the remainder of his term. Read the rest of the post on the flip side »

for 35 years. I worked for him on his staff and later with him as a colleague. He will leave a legacy of leadership and accomplishment that will be hard to match.” 11/26/07 2:34pm UPDATE: Potential Senate Minority Whip post names being floated on The Politico: Senator John Kyl (R-Ariz.) - has already announced he will seek the position Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) 11/26/07 1:43pm UPDATE: More names being floated via The Magnolia Report

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John Kyl (R-AZ) has announced that he is going to run for Minority Whip. The Politico is also reporting that Trent Lott (R-MS) is going to be resigning from the Senate before New Years.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh This takes me by surprise too, though when one considers all of the money that can be made in lobbying, the decision by Lott to leave is less surprising. It is well known that he was a reluctant candidate in his last re-election effort and though he appears

I have chosen Mississippi and America once again…I am going to ask the people to re-elect me to another term in the United States Senate.” Today, Lott will announce he’s resigning from the Senate by the end of the year, with five years remaining in his term: A Lott friend said part of the reason, and a factor in the timing, is a new lobbying regulation, signed by President Bush in September, extending the existing lobbying ban  for former members of Congress from one to two years. The lobbying ban takes

By Pejman Yousefzadeh This takes me by surprise too, though when one considers all of the money that can be made in lobbying, the decision by Lott to leave is less surprising. It is well known that he was a reluctant candidate in his last re-election effort and though he appears