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W. Va. Election Shifts to 2012: Can a Republican Win Byrd's Seat?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyWith the passing of West Virginia's iconic Sen. Robert C. Byrd Monday at the age of 92, speculation regarding his likely successor has already begun. With 2010 looking like a Republican year, it is probably not terribly surprising that on Monday, Democratic Secretary of State Natalie Tennant announced a rather bizarre succession plan: In November of 2012, West Virginia will hold two elections: A special election to fill the unexpired term of Sen. Byrd, as well as a primary and general election for a new six-year Senate term. It is unclear whether Republicans will challenge the ruling. Whoever ...
West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd Dies at 92
By not in system - AOL News(June 28) -- Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest-serving member of Congress in American history, died Monday at the age of 92. Byrd was the president pro tempore of the Senate and third in line to the presidency. In all, Byrd's congressional career spanned 12 presidencies, numerous wars, countless political movements, and nearly the full arc of the civil rights movement. Once a staunch segregationist, Byrd endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008 and praised his fellow Democrat as a "good Christian." ...
Liberals Claim 51 Votes for Public Option in Senate
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyThree groups pushing for a public insurance option in health care reform--the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Democracy for America, and Credo Action--launched a television ad Monday going after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for not including a public option in the health care legislation being considered by the House this week. The ad, which will run on MSNBC, CNN and a local San Francisco affiliate, begins by saying, "Speaker Pelosi says the Senate lacks the votes for the public option," and then shows Arianna Huffington rightly stating that 41 senators have signed a letter circulated ...
Opinion: Reconciliation Isn't Health Reform Answer
By not in system - AOL News(March 10) -- The Democrats' plan to pass health care reform using the so-called "reconciliation" process is at odds with both congressional intent and the history of this budgetary practice. And before you dismiss this as just a partisan view intended to stop health reform, let's set the record straight: Arguments against the use of reconciliation for major policy changes have been a bipartisan affair almost since the rule was enacted. Some background. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., created this process in 1974 to enhance Congress' ability to reduce deficits. And there have been 22 ...
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