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Praising Kennedy, Byrd Breaks Down

Posted May 20, 08 5:05 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Robert Byrd echoed their Senate colleagues' good wishes for Ted Kennedy as he spoke on the floor of the chamber this afternoon, then broke down as he delivered a tribute to his ailing friend, Politico reports. "Ted, Ted, my dear friend, I love you, and I miss you," the longest-serving Senator, 90, said from his wheelchair.

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Senate Armed Services Committee members, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., take part in a hearing Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, on Capitol Hill in Washington.   (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
In this April 30, 2008, file photo Senate President Pro Tem Sen. Robert Byrd., D-W.Va., bangs the gavel prior to a joint meeting of Congress.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts.   (Getty Images)
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