Topic: Robert Byrd

Robert Byrd

>Robert Byrd represented West Virginia in the U.S. Senate between 1959 and 2010 . " "I believe that Barack Obama is a shining young statesman, who possesses the personal temperament and courage necessary to extricate our country from this costly misadventure in ...

Robert Byrd Hospitalized

/u-s-senate" title="U.S. Senate">Senator Robert Byrd was hospitalized on September 22, 2009, following a fall at his home. " The decision to admit Byrd for "a few days" was made after it was discovered that Byrd had an elevated white blood count—a possible ...

Robert Byrd's legacy

Robert C. Byrd's (1917-2010) legacy will be one that West Virginians will dwell on and be thankful for a long, long time. Robert C. Byrd, Born November 20, 1917, in Wilkesboro, North Carolina , lost his mother during the flu epidemic in ...
Bennett will not run as the Republican candidate from Utah.A tearful Bob Bennett went before the microphones and stated he doesn't regret his votes while in the Senate, except for a couple of 'minor' ones.He seems to believe it was his vote ...
W.Va. Democratic governor in tough race for US Senate sues over Obama mining policiesWest Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is suing the Obama administration over its coal mining policies as he wages a fierce battle for the U.S. Senate against a Republican who ...
Image from Byrd memorial in TV attack ad linking W.Va. gov, Obama upsets late senator's familyThe family of the late Robert C. Byrd is angry after the GOP nominee for his U.S. Senate seat included an image from Byrd's West Virginia memorial ...
W.Va. Gov. Manchin wins Dem nomination for US Senate seat vacated by Robert Byrd's deathWest Virginia Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin has won his party's nomination in the race for the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Robert C. Byrd.Saturday's primary came ...

Obama allies bolstered by new US senator

President Barack Obama's embattled agenda in the US Congress got a boost Tuesday as the senate swore in a Democratic successor to the longest-serving lawmaker in US history.Lawmakers cheered as Senator Carte Goodwin took the oath of office, formally taking the place ...

Successor named for late long-serving US Senator

West Virginia's governor on Friday named a former aide to fill the US Senate vacancy left by the death in June of the longest-serving US lawmaker, Democrat Robert Byrd, after 57 years in Congress.Democratic Governor Joe Manchin named former counsel Carte Goodwin, ...

AP NewsAlert

W.Va. gov. selects former general counsel Carte Goodwin to fill Robert Byrd's US Senate seatW.Va. gov. selects former general counsel Carte Goodwin to fill Robert Byrd's US Senate seat. Copyright 2010  AP News
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