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Nickles Calls for Vote on Lott The Senate's No. 2 Republican leader calls for a new election for majority leader. Oklahoma Sen. Don Nickles' recommendation comes just two days after Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) publicly apologizes for comments he made praising Sen. Strom Thurmond's (R-SC) 1948 presidential bid as a segregationist. Hear NPR's David Welna.

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Sen. Nickles Urges New Election for Majority Leader

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Nickles Calls for Vote on Lott

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The Senate's No. 2 Republican leader calls for a new election for majority leader. Oklahoma Sen. Don Nickles' recommendation comes just two days after Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) publicly apologizes for comments he made praising Sen. Strom Thurmond's (R-SC) 1948 presidential bid as a segregationist. Hear NPR's David Welna.

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