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  NOW & then. . .   NOW President Says Trent Lott is Unfit to Lead Senate December 12, 2002 "Sen. Trent Lott's racist and sexist comments are outrageous and his apology is insufficient," said NOW President Kim Gandy. "The latest revelations offer ample evidence that Lott is unfit to assume a leadership role in the Senate. He should step down as a candidate for Senate majority leader or the Republicans must select someone who appreciates the progress made in this country over the last 50 years." At Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday celebration, Lott expressed support for the Senator's 1948...

CLINTON INEPTITUDE, RAGE, DYSFUNCTION BECOME APPARENT ON SENATE FLOOR (The CLINTON recession / the CLINTON debacle incarnate: 9/11) Mrs. CLINTON. [snip] we went back to our last recession under the previous President Bush. We thought that would be a good model as to what was done five times to extend unemployment insurance benefits.  [snip] If it was in some way misguided to rely upon the first Bush administration's extension of unemployment insurance, then we are going to say we did the best we could to look at what had been effective and worked in the past. Mr. NICKLES. So...