"I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We’re proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn’t have had all these ...

Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott denounced segregation and racism as immoral Friday and asked "forbearance and forgiveness" as he struggled to quell a controversy that threatened his political ...

Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott apologized Friday for reopening old racial wounds with remarks on segregation, and asked "forbearance and forgiveness" as he struggled to quell a controversy that ...