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Trent Lott: Quit campaigning, quit having press conferences, sit down at a round table and negotiate a deal.

On the recordDecember 4, 2012
Quit campaigning, quit having press conferences, sit down at a round table and negotiate a deal.
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Trent Lott

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Lott urges Congress and the president to focus on negotiation rather than political campaigning.

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