(2002-12-3) — Senator Trent Lott, R-Miss., is said to have reached a plea bargain with Senate colleagues to avoid removal from his position as Senate majority leader.
As part of the agreement, Sen. Lott will plead guilty to “really throwing the GOP off message.” In return, he will do 250 hours of community service, and attend 10 sessions of sensitivity training.
As his community service project, the veteran lawmaker will install special drinking fountains for the black citizens of Jackson, Mississippi.
“I’m glad to perform this community service for my African-American constituents,” said Sen. Lott. “So often they have to stand in line waiting for a drink. These fountains I’m installing will have a placard that reads ‘For Blacks Only’ so that these historically-oppressed people can step right up and quench their thirst.”

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