Last November, NANCY THURMOND, wife of South Carolina Senator STROM THURMOND, walked into the office of the state's Democratic Governor, Jim Hodges, and played him a videocassette. On it, to Hodges' amazement, the aging Republican announced that he was resigning from the Senate and that he wanted his wife to fill his seat. Was this the last hurrah for Thurmond, 98, a Senator since 1954? Apparently not. Several days later, Thurmond issued a statement claiming he had no intention of stepping down before his term ends in January 2003. The Thurmonds (who have been separated since 1991) won't comment on the...
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