Lott to South Carolina for McCain

Now that Trent Lott has retired from the Senate, he looks to help his friend John McCain out in South Carolina.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Lott said he'll campaign in South Carolina next month for fellow Republican John McCain. Lott has been supporting the Arizona senator's presidential bid for more than a year.

"When I called him to tell him I was going to retire from the Senate, he was not real happy about that," Lott said by phone from his Washington office. "I said, 'Well, John, look at it this way: Now I'm free to campaign for you in South Carolina, where I speak the language."'

The South Carolina Republican primary, on Jan. 19, is among the first in the nation.