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Lott's Bad Bet: Fomer Senate Majority Leader Blocked Moves to Protect Mississippi Coast

by Democracy Now (reposted)
Backed by the gambling industry, Republican Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi outmuscled army officials who tried to impose a moratorium on casino projects along the coast. We speak with Washington Post reporter Michael Grunwald.
Michael Grunwald, Reporter from the Washington Post, wrote a recent article looking at Senator Trent Lott's successful efforts to stop a ban from casinos being built on the Mississippi coast.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/28/1523214
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