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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2002

Senator Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) on Wednesday said he would not step down as majority leader over remarks that are being characterized as racist.

Lott apologized again for the comments, made last week during Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party, that suggested the U.S. would be a better place if the races were segregated. During a radio show interview and an appearance on CNN, he said he doesn't "accept" the "policies of the past."

Lott made similar remarks in 1980 about Thurmond, who ran on a segregationist platform for president in 1948. In a Supreme Court brief, he tried to prevent Bob Jones University, a conservative Christian school, from losing its tax-exempt status due to its policy against interracial dating.

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Lott Apologizes Anew For 'Terrible' Remark (The Washington Post 12/12)
Lott tried to assist college in '81 despite dating ban (AP 12/12)
Lott Apologizes Again on Words About '48 Race (The New York Times 12/12)
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