Trent Lott had nearly $1.3 million in political donations ... doling it out to lawmakers who hold sway over his clients

Apr 24, 6:45 PM EDT | Lobbyist Lott takes advantage of old Senate campaign cash | By BEN EVANS | Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trent Lott had nearly $1.3 million in political donations left over when he quit the Senate to become a lobbyist. Now the former majority leader is doling it out to lawmakers who hold sway over his clients.
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More than 40 former members of Congress who are registered as lobbyists still have open campaign accounts or political action committees, some of them more than a decade after leaving office, according to a review of campaign finance records by The Associated Press. ...