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<p>What do Trent Lott and Bill Clinton have in common? Not enough for Lott to survive.</p> <p>Trent Lott and Bill Clinton were both born poor in the Deep South of the 1940s. Both crawled their way to the top of the national political heap with enormous grit and drive. Both are extremely stubborn men who instinctively refuse to bow to pressure and quit when controversy envelopes them. The difference is that Bill Clinton could be removed as president only by a two-thirds vote of the Senate--something his party's loyal support precluded. But Trent Lott's support within his party is melting away, and right now he is nowhere near the 26 votes from GOP Senate colleagues he needs to retain his job.</p>

United States Senator Lincoln Chafee (Republican-Rhode Island) became the first GOP Senator to suggest that Majority Leader Trent Lott (Republican-Mississippi) should resign during a radio interview in Providence.But he then backed aaway from the statement when he said the only way that would happen is if the White House officially told Lott do to so [resign the Majority Leaders Post in the US Senate] -something White House Spokesman Ari Fleisher said would not happen.'The White House does not choose sides in a political leadership race,' Fliescher said Wednesday at a White House briefing.