LOTT FRIST

** FILE ** Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn. gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in Washington in this Oct. 24, 2001 file photo. Frist, a close ally of President Bush, is considering trying to replace Trent Lott as Senate Republican leader and is gauging support from his colleagues, GOP aides said Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002.(AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)