TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: Time's profile of Trent Lott reaches the same conclusion as numerous earlier profiles of the Senate majority leader: Like Clinton, Lott is a compromiser.

SOLUTION: Time's profile of Trent Lott reaches the same conclusion as earlier profiles of the Senate majority leader.

PROBLEM: Hence, the term isogloss, from iso - ' same ' + gloss ' word, ' to describe the line on a map where the terms are of equal distribution.

SOLUTION: The term isogloss describes the line on a map where there's equal distribution.

PROBLEM: "Should a new top-level domain-.pol, for example, if it's not already taken-be created for political Web sites to stem the growth of counterfeit or unauthorized sites?"

SOLUTION:
"Should a new to-level domain-.pol, for example, if it's not already been taken-be created for political web sites?"