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Published: 07/1/10

Robert Byrd Lies in Repose in His Beloved Senate

By  not in system - AOL News
Robert Byrd Lies in Repose in His Beloved Senate

WASHINGTON (July 1) - The Senate opened its doors for a final time Thursday for Robert C. Byrd, the West Virginian of humble origins who became a Senate fixture for nearly a quarter of the nation's history. A military honor guard carried Byrd's casket up the Capitol steps, past the senator's portrait in a reception room and into the Senate chamber, where he was to lie in repose for six hours, allowing members of Congress and the public, many not born when he first entered the Senate 51 years ago, to pay their respects. Byrd, who died Monday at age 92, served longer than any other senator in ...

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Published: 06/28/10

Opinion: Byrd Evolved, Unlike Many of His Critics

By  Alan Colmes - AOL News
Opinion: Byrd Evolved, Unlike Many of His Critics

(June 28) -- West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd wasn't even gone yet when posters on right-wing websites were dancing on his grave. At Andrew Breitbart's site, the nastiness was sickening. Among them (reprinted verbatim): Hasta la vista KKK Birdman. Funny how old D-rats are falling like flies this year. (Yes that WAS an insensitive statement. Deal with it!) oh ya let me say something *nice* about the Kleagle: . ooops - "Grand Kleagel" sorry will the kkk march in his funeral procession? and will they be before or after the naacp representatives? and will his headstone monument be smaller, ...

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Published: 06/28/10

Opinion Roundup: Robert Byrd -- A Lasting Legacy

By  not in system - AOL News
Opinion Roundup: Robert Byrd -- A Lasting Legacy

(June 28) -- AOL News gathered opinions from across the Web on the life and legacy of Sen. Robert Byrd, who died at age 92 after having served 57 years in Congress. Byrd was a rare senator. Most senators vanish without a ripple or a memory longer than next week. Byrd is one of the very rare ones who will merit study and, regardless of your political views, will be discussed at least within the Chamber for as long as its debates continue. -- Hugh Hewitt, blogger. He was deeply committed to history ... Renowned for carrying a copy of the U.S. Constitution in his left shirt pocket to brandish ...

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Published: 06/28/10

Sen. Robert Byrd's Seniority Passes Into Legend

By  Bonnie Goldstein - Politics Daily
Sen. Robert Byrd's Seniority Passes Into Legend

Sen. Robert Byrd the most senior member of the Democratic Congressional Caucus, in both age and number of terms in office, has answered his last roll call. In point of fact, for the last several years the 92-year-old statesman, who died early Monday, failed to answer far more U.S. Senate vote counts than most citizens of any state would normally tolerate. But the voters of West Virginia returned Byrd to office nine times, and if it were possible to serve from the crypt, the voters of West Virginia would re-elect him for a 10th six-year term. President Barack Obama today stated that with the ...

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Published: 05/21/09

So Which Senators Didn't Want Credit Card Reform?

By  Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics Daily
So Which Senators Didn't Want Credit Card Reform?

You've probably read that the both the House and Senate passed credit card reform legislation this week -- and by sweeping margins. The House vote was 361-64, which was impressive enough, until you compare it to the Senate, which voted 90-5.In fact the margin was so wide in the Senate, it had a lot of folks wondering who out there didn't think it was a good idea to eliminate double-cycle billing and predatory rate hikes on the most vulnerable Americans. Heck, even Sen. Tom Coburn (R-NRA) voted in favor of the bill-- albeit only after amending it to usher handguns into national parks.Well here ...

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Published: 03/6/09

Republicans Are Really Serious About Knocking Off Jim Bunning

By  Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics Daily
Republicans Are Really Serious About Knocking Off Jim Bunning

Unlike some people, we're not totally delusional. Just because we report something in this space does not mean we believe everyone reading will accept it as fact.So we can understand if some of you were skeptical last week when we reported that the Republican Party would field a primary challenger for Sen. Jim Bunning (RHP-KY), who then threatened to sue the party or resign his seat altogether.But now the New York Times is on the case, and they've reached a similar conclusion...While the Democrats are preoccupied with Senator Roland W. Burris and his ties to a tainted Illinois governor, the ...

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Published: 02/16/09

Who Was Our Greatest President?

By  Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics Daily
Who Was Our Greatest President?

Happy Presidents Day!C-SPAN, the network that brought you Lindsey Graham's Christian Bale impersonation and "nap time with Robert C. Byrd," has just surveyed 65 leading historians in hopes of ranking America's presidents from best to worst.Well the historians have weighed in (having previously done so in 2000) and the results may shock you...Benjamin Harrison has leapfrogged Martin Van Buren for the title of 30th best!While you're recovering from that bombshell, you might care to know that Abraham Lincoln came in first place, just as he did in the last survey. He was followed by George ...

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