History shows Senator Byrd's marathon farewell is extraordinary. July 8, 2010 -- Sen. Robert Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat, served 51 years in the United States Senate and, at his death, was the ...

West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd died Monday at 92. He was an outspoken proponent of legislative power and served in the Senate for 51 years, longer than anyone else in American history. (For more on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senator Robert C. Byrd, a son of West Virginia coal country who used his mastery of Senate rules and a taste for hardball tactics to become a passionate and often feared advocate for ...

Hours before voting to clear the way for health care reform in the Senate, Republican Senator Tom Coburn said on the floor, "What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can't make the vote ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of West Virginians, two U.S. presidents and dozens of family members and friends gathered Friday to pay tribute to Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S.

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Senator Byrd talked about his memoir Robert C. Byrd: Child of the Appalachian Coalfields, published by West Virginia University. The book recounted ...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia was hospitalized Tuesday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a fall at his home, his spokesman said. Byrd, 90, the Democratic chairman of the ...

WASHINGTON Sen. Robert Byrd, the longest-serving senator in history, is stepping down from his cherished post as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Byrd, 90, has become increasingly ...

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