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After 51 Years of Robert Byrd, Who's Next as West Virginia's Senator?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyWith the death of West Virginia's iconic Sen. Robert C. Byrd on Monday at the age of 92, speculation regarding his likely successor has already begun. As of now, it is still unclear whether or not West Virginia's governor, Joe Manchin, a Democrat, will appoint a candidate to fill out the remainder of Byrd's term (which would expire in 2012) -- or if he will instead be required to hold a special election this November. West Virginia's secretary of state plans to conduct a press conference at 4:30 p.m. with details. It's impossible to know what will be announced, but with 2010 looking like a ...
Sen. Robert Byrd, Longest-Serving Member of Congress, Is Dead at 92
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailySen. 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 and a member of the Ku Klux Klan, Byrd endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008 and praised his fellow Democrat as a "good Christian." In addition to serving the most years in Congress -- 57 -- Byrd ...
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