Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., announces his retirement from Congress, during a news conference in Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. Lott, who is capping off a 35 years in the House and Senate, will resign his Senate seat before January. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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