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  • May 2008

    • Praising Kennedy, Byrd Breaks Down

      Politico  |  May 20, 08 5:05 PM CDT

      Praising Kennedy, Byrd Breaks Down

      (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. More »

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      Senate  • cancer  • Ted Kennedy  • Robert Byrd

    • Robert Byrd Endorses Obama

      Charleston Gazette  |  May 19, 08 4:24 PM CDT

      Robert Byrd Endorses Obama

      (Newser) - West Virginia's Robert Byrd, the longest-serving senator ever and a former Ku Klux Klansman, today endorsed Barack Obama, calling him “a noble-hearted patriot and humble Christian.” The 90-year-old, who's fourth in line for the presidency, threw his support behind Obama one week after his state voted for Hillary Clinton by a 41-point margin, the Charleston Gazette reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • endorsement  • West Virginia primary  • Ku Klux Klan  • Robert Byrd

    • Dems Jeer 'Iraq Victory' Anniversary

      Politico  |  May 1, 08 3:15 AM CDT

      Dems Jeer 'Iraq Victory' Anniversary

      (Newser) - Five years ago today, President Bush bounded out of a fighter jet onto a deck of an aircraft carrier and, under a huge "Mission Accomplished" banner, boasted to cheering troops that major combat operations in Iraq had ended. As the war drags on into its sixth year, congressional Democrats are using the anniversary to highlight the administration's "arrogant" mishandling of Iraq, Politico reports. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • US military  • aircraft carrier  • Robert Byrd

  • April 2008

    • 'Too Old' Byrd to Critics: Shut Up!

      The Hill  |  Apr 17, 08 2:40 AM CDT

      'Too Old' Byrd to Critics: Shut Up!

      (Newser) - History's longest-serving senator has two words for people who think he's no longer up to the job of chairing the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee: "Shut up." Democrat Robert Byrd, 90, has been hospitalized twice this year but his management of a two-hour hearing on Iraq war spending yesterday apparently silenced his critics, the Hill reports. More »

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      Senate  • Harry Reid  • Iraq war spending  • Dick Durbin  • Robert Byrd  • Senate Appropriations Committee

    • Pork Watchdog Taps Byrd

      Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 2, 08 2:03 PM CDT

      Pork Watchdog Taps Byrd

      (Newser) - Fiscal responsibility and vegetarianism took a hit today with the release of the 2008 Oinkers, awarded by a Washington watchdog group for the "most egregious and blatant examples of pork." Sen. Robert Byrd landed the top award for earmarking $386 million for West Virginia, but Alaska was the least kosher state, with $555.54 in earmarks per citizen, reports the Chicago Tribune . More »

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