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I guess it's time to restate the obvious. President Bush still doesn't get it. Or worse, he gets it and continues to deliberately deceive the American people. We do not need nor desire a "comprehensive immigration reform plan" – at least as he envisions it. Bush is trying to extort the American people by promising to protect the border with still inadequate measures only if we accept the illegal presence of 15 million aliens already here and many, many millions more in the future. The American people must continue to reject this shakedown. We cannot be held hostage by Bush's...

<p>Just heard that CBS News Radio is about to announce this...</p> <p>Sen. Trent Lott plans to resign as the Republican Senate leader, CBS News has learned.</p> <p>CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer reports that Lott is now calling colleagues to tell them he intends to step down. Lott plans to have some kind of statement later today and will remain in the Senate.</p> <p>Two weeks after lamenting that segregationist Strom Thurmond had lost his 1948 presidential bid, Lott faced mounting opposition to his remaining in the post he has held for six year.</p>

JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WriterWednesday, December 18, 2002 ©2002 Associated Press URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/12/18/national1216EST0589.DTL (12-18) 09:35 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republican leader Trent Lott, fighting to surmount a furor over his racially insensitive remarks, complained Wednesday about anonymous White House leaks calling for his demise. "There seems to be some things that are seeping out that have not been helpful," Lott said after a speech to the Chamber of Commerce in Biloxi, Miss. "I understand how that happens because you've got a lot of people who work there that have different points of view," he told reporters. "But I...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fierce attack on President Bush ( news - web sites)'s Iraq policy issued by former Vice President Al Gore ( news - web sites) could help galvanize U.S. opposition to a new Gulf war ( news - web sites) while serving as a launching pad for Gore's probable 2004 presidential campaign, analysts said on Tuesday. In a speech in San Francisco, the defeated 2000 Democratic presidential nominee on Monday laid out a scathing critique of Bush's Iraq policy. Pollster John Zogby said Gore's message was "very well timed." "Gore stepped in just as it appeared that...