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Madeline Crabb This week, politicians lauded Senator Robert Byrd's 56+ years of service. Woo hooh. While he may be a nice man, it is way past time for him to leave the congress for private life. Full Article at Renew America
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Corporate front groups and large business trade associations are funneling their resources into defeating health reform. Full Article at Matthew Yglesias
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 11: (FILE PHOTO) Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) looks towards a passing airplane as he takes part in a September 11th Remembrance Ceremony at the U.S. Capitol to honor those who lost their lives and saved others in the attacks of Septem... View Photo »
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By virtue of his endurance, Robert Byrd has known and worked with many of the greats of the United States Senate. Because of his enduring virtues, his long since established himself among the greats
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Coal-Fueled Chamber Of Commerce Demands Lawmakers Defeat Health Reform In Order To ‘Stop’ Clean Energy Bill
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Corporate front groups and large business trade associations are funneling their resources into defeating health reform. Full Article at Think Progress
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Whatever else you might think of him, Sen. Robert Byrd (D. , W. Va.) reached an impressive milestone on Wednesday. The adopted son of a coal miner became the longest-serving lawmaker ever in the history of Congress: 56 years and 320 days. Full Article at Philadelphia Inquirer
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Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [102] -- Harry Reid's Glacial Progress Grinds On
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Our illustrious (cough, cough) White House press corps showed it could get to the bottom of a story with impressively journalistic and probative skills this week. Full Article at Huffington Post
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US Senator Robert Byrd (L),D-WV, listens to Sen. Edward Kennedy,D-MA, before bill signing ceremonies in this 15 June, 2006 file photo at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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By virtue of his endurance, Robert Byrd has known and worked with many of the greats of the Senate. Because of his enduring virtue, he has long since established himself among them ... There will never be another senator like Senator Byrd, and today's milestone is another record that will never be broke...
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Whatever else you might think of him, Sen. Robert Byrd (D. , W.<TH>Va.) reached an impressive milestone on Wednesday. The adopted son of a coal miner became the longest-serving lawmaker ever in the history of Congress: 56 years and 319 days. Full Article at Philly.com
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The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is playing dirty with health care reform. Full Article at Mother Jones
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 11: (FILE PHOTO) Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) looks towards a passing airplane as he takes part in a September 11th Remembrance Ceremony at the U.S. Capitol to honor those who lost their lives and saved others in the attacks of September 11, 2001.
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US Senator Robert Byrd (L),D-WV, listens to Sen. Edward Kennedy,D-MA, before bill signing ceremonies in this 15 June, 2006 file photo at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 26: Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill February 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. Byrd, 92, was first elected to the Senate in 1959 and is the longest serving member in the Senate's history.
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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 26: Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill February 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. Byrd, 92, was first elected to the Senate in 1959 and is the longest serving member in the Senate's history.
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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 26: Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill February 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. Byrd, 92, was first elected to the Senate in 1959 and is the longest serving member in the Senate's history.
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Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V. waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009.
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US Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) doffs his hat for reporters as he arrives at the Capitol in Washington, February 26, 2009. Byrd, 91, is the longest serving member in the Senate's history.
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US Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) waves to reporters as he arrives at the Capitol in Washington, February 26, 2009. Byrd, 91, is the longest serving member in the Senate's history.
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US Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) waves to reporters as he arrives at the Capitol in Washington, February 25, 2009. Byrd, 91, is the longest serving member in the Senate's history.
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Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V. waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009.
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Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V. waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009.
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Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) (2nd L) shakes hands with Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) (R) in front of U.S. President Barack Obama (L) as Kennedy's wife Victoria Reggie Kennedy watches during the inaugural luncheon after Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States in Washing...
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Senator Robert Byrd, D-WVA, arrives in a wheelchair for the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th US president on January 20, 2009 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
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In this image from video, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. , speaks on the Senate floor Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at the Capitol in Washington. Wednesday marked the day when Byrd became the longest-serving member of Congress.
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Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V. , far left, holds an American flag as Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-, R.I. , son of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. , stands alongside the hearse carrying his father, after it stopped in front of the Senate steps of the U.S. Capitol as members of Congress and their staff...
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Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V. , far left, wipes his eyes as Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-, R.I. , son of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. , stands alongside the hearse carrying his father, after it stopped in front of the Senate steps of the U.S. Capitol for members of Congress and their staff to pay...
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Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V. , far left, wipes his eyes as Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I. , son of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. , stands alongside the hearse carrying his father, after it stopped in front of the Senate steps of the U.S. Capitol for members of Congress and their staff to pay t...
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Victoria Kennedy, left, widow of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. , kisses Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V. , as Kennedy's hearse stops in front of the Senate steps of the U.S. Capitol as members of Congress and their staff pay their respects during a precession for his interment in Washington, Sa...
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Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V. , wipes his eyes next to Victoria Kennedy as the hearse carrying the casket of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. , seen right, stops in front of the Senate steps of the U.S. Capitol as members of Congress and their staff pay their respects during a precession for his...
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FILE -- In this May 28, 1988 file photo, Senate Minority leader Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan. , left, and Senate Majority leader Sen. Robert Byrd, D-WVa. , call President Reagan in Helsinki from Capitol Hill in Washington, Behind them are, from left, Sen. William Cohen, R-Maine; Sen. Claibor...
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FILE - In this july 17, 2008 file photo, Sen. Robert Byrd waits of a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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In this June 18, 2008 file photo, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. , speaks during a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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FILE - In this June 18,2008 file photo, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. , speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Anthony Bartenelli, of Phoenix, watches referee Robert Byrd during his middleweight boxing match against Matt Korobov, of Russia, Saturday, May 2, 2009, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Korobov won by TKO.
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US Senator Robert Byrd (L),D-WV, listens to Sen. Edward Kennedy,D-MA, before bill signing ceremonies in this 15 June, 2006 file photo at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC.
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I am so deeply grateful to the people of the great state of West Virginia for demonstrating such confidence in me and enabling me to reach this momentous milestone
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By virtue of his endurance, Robert Byrd has known and worked with many of the greats of the United States Senate. Because of his enduring virtues, his long since established himself among the greats
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we risk adding the United States to the long, long, long list of nations whose best laid plans have died on the cold, barren rocky slopes of that far off country of Afghanistan.
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By virtue of his endurance, Robert Byrd has known and worked with many of the greats of the Senate. Because of his enduring virtue, he has long since established himself among them ... There will never be another senator like Senator Byrd, and today's milestone is another record that will never be broke...
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I suggest that we might better refocus our efforts on al Qaeda and reduce U.S. participation in nation building in Afghanistan ... I am relieved to hear President Obama acknowledge Amission creep, and I am pleased to hear the President express skepticism about sending more troops into Afghanistan unless...
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Democrats might need all 58 Democrats in the Senate, as well as the two independents who sit with the majority caucus, in order to get the 60 votes needed to defeat a Republican filibuster. So they welcomed the return of Sen. Robert Byrd (D) of West Virginia Wednesday, who had been absent for health rea...
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I suggest that we might better refocus our efforts on al Qaeda and reduce U.S. participation in nation building in Afghanistan ... I am relieved to hear President Obama acknowledge Amission creep, and I am pleased to hear the President express skepticism about sending more troops into Afghanistan unless...
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Kennedy was one of only six senators in U.S. history to serve more than 40 years. He was elected to eight full terms to become the second most-senior senator after West Virginia Democrat Robert Byrd. He launched his political career in 1962, when he was elected to finish the unexpired Senate term of his...
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I have become deeply concerned that in the eight years since the September 11 attacks, the reason for the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan has become lost, consumed in some broader scheme of nation-building which has clouded our purpose and obscure our reasoning
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