Lott Resigns

NPR | By David Welna

Published December 19, 2002 at 7:00 PM HST

NPR's David Welna reports on the resignation, under pressure, by Trent Lott as the Republican leader in the Senate. Lott, however, said he would stay on as senator from Mississippi.

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