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martin schiller wrote:

> I missed any discussion during the recent Trent Lott discussion on 
> whether Lott had significant enough silent support within the legislature 
> to disrupt GOP unity in reaction to his ouster.

Tangential to this, from CNN's Inside Politics:

(transcript)

KARL: There was a very interesting moment involving Trent Lott, who is 
the person that Frist helped oust as Republican leader here in the 
Senate. Lott had come to the well of the Senate with fellow 
Mississippian Thad Cochran for his swearing in.

As he walked back, Daschle was standing next to Frist to shake 
everybody's hands. Senator Lott went over to Tom Daschle. They shook 
hands, they embraced, they shared a laugh and then Senator Lott walked 
right by Bill Frist without giving him so much as a handshake. It was a 
very chilly moment. You could actually feel the chill up in the 
spectator's galleries in the Senate -- Judy.

WOODRUFF: Hmm. Something people will be talking about for the next few 
days around here. All right. Jon, thanks again.

http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0301/07/ip.00.html

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