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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.

Catholic bishops recently sent out their standard candidate questionaires to Sen. Mary Landrieu and Suzy Terrell.Landrieu appeared to answer all of the questions as if she was totally pro-life, according to a copy of the questionaire we have recieved. (at the ABC News Politcal Unit)According to pro-life groups the record contradicts Landrieu's survey answers. For example one of the questions asked whether Landrieu supported the Hyde Amendment, which would have prohibited Medicaid from paying for abortions.Articles and documents show that Landrieu once opposed the Hyde Amendment, calling herself 'pro-choice but not pro-abortion' in a 1996 interview with a Baton Rouge...