Answer: lott

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LOTTAlleged progenitor of the anti-McCain "whispering campaign"
LOTTRonnie of N.F.L. fame
LOTTSenator from Mississippi
LOTTSen. Trent ....
LOTTMississippi Senator
LOTTSen. Trent
LOTTSen. Trent ...
LOTT1990's Senate leader
LOTTFootball great Ronnie
LOTTFootball Hall-of-Famer Ronnie
LOTTFrist's predecessor as Senate majority leader
LOTT1990's Senate majority leader
LOTTN.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Ronnie
LOTTSenator who succeeded John Stennis
LOTTSportscaster Ronnie
LOTTRonnie of Fox Sports
LOTTDole's successor in the Senate
LOTTMississippi's Trent
LOTTFormer senator Trent
LOTTHe followed Dole in the Senate
LOTTAuthor of "Herding Cats: A Life in Politics"
LOTT1990s Senate majority leader Trent
LOTTTrent who resigned from the Senate two days before his brother-in-law was indicted
LOTTSenate GOP leader between Dole and Frist
LOTTPolitico Trent
LOTTPol Trent
LOTTCongressman Trent
LOTTFormer minority whip in both the House and Senate
LOTTSenate majority leader who succeeded Dole
LOTT1980s-'90s N.F.L. great Ronnie
LOTTLongtime Mississippi politico Trent
LOTTSenate majority leader between Dole and Daschle
LOTTRonnie who was a 10-time N.F.L. Pro Bowler
LOTTSenate majority leader since 1995
LOTTSenate majority leader since 1996
LOTTGrid great Ronnie
LOTTDaschle's predecessor
LOTTMajority leader after Dole
LOTTDole's successor as senate majority leader
LOTTTrent, who urged a cut in the capital gains tax rate