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We Need A Senator To Stand Up. 24 Nov 2009 05:35 GMT
... Senators voted Saturday to proceed with debate on ... bill, but it’s not certain that Senators Robert Byrd and Jay Rockefeller are in the same ... home, Rockefeller is a “yes” on the senate health care bill while Byrd at least ...
Letters -- Published November 24, 2009 24 Nov 2009 08:55 GMT
... heart-warming to know that as president, Obama has been working closely with West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to develop programs that have taken the economy into a quicksand ...
Dems Have No Excuse for Failing on Health Care 24 Nov 2009 18:22 GMT
... every day with the complications of the Senate procedural rules, the egos and turf battles ... saying for a while that those four Senators would probably eventually force Reid to use ... of otherwise more progressive Senators such as Robert Byrd and Russ Feingold who believe putting health ...
Time's up, Big Daddy 24 Nov 2009 15:30 GMT
... Corruption: A South Carolina senator has introduced a constitutional amendment that would ... been in Washington far too long. Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, the amendment's sponsor, is correct ...
A legislative milestone for Sen. ByrdW. Va. Sen. Robert Byrd becomes longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history. VIDEO 19 Nov 2009 00:11 GMT
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Sen. Robert Byrd sets longevity mark 19 Nov 2009 07:00 GMT
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Pelosi Statement on Senator Robert Byrd Becoming Longest-Serving Member of Congress 20 Nov 2009 21:58 GMT
... Pelosi issued the following statement today on Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia becoming the longest-serving member ... momentous career in the House and the Senate, he has not simply witnessed moments of ...
Sen. Byrd's 56-plus years in Congress breaks record 19 Nov 2009 11:42 GMT
... Sen. Byrd's 56-plus years in Congress breaks record ... joined the House in 1952 and the Senate in '59. " class="lightbox"> Sen. Robert Byrd, ... from 1912 to 1969. As the senior senator, Byrd, who will turn 92 on Friday, ...
Byrd longest serving senator at nearly 57 years 19 Nov 2009 14:16 GMT
... Byrd longest serving senator at nearly 57 years By LAURIE KELLMAN ... KELLMAN Associated Press November 19, 2009 -- Sen. Robert C. Byrd became history's longest-serving member ... Wednesday, earning a formal salute from the Senate and President Barack Obama for his nearly ...
Sen. Byrd sets record 19 Nov 2009 13:10 GMT
... Sen. Robert Byrd logs his 20,774th day -- ... is known for his encyclopedic knowledge of Senate rules and history West Virginian says joining ... stints as majority leader) than any other senator. He has never lost an election. He ...

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DC Notebook: Hatch: Senator since 1776, er, 1976 22 Nov 2009 13:57 GMT
... DC Notebook: Hatch: Senator since 1776, er, 1976 Sen. Orrin Hatch has been in the Senate for a while. Actually, 32 years, slightly longer than either of us have been ...
Byrd sets Senate service record, thanks colleagues 19 Nov 2009 00:31 GMT
... Byrd sets Senate service record, thanks colleagues (NECN: Washington, DC) ... speech on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia thanked his ... he set the record as the longest-serving Senator in United States history. The 91-year-old Senator ...
11/18 - Health overhaul unveiled...Sen. Byrd honored...Minn. bus crash 19 Nov 2009 00:32 GMT
... Health overhaul unveiled...Sen. Byrd honored...Minn. bus crash � View Picture ... � Play Video � WASHINGTON (AP) � Senate Democrats have rolled out health care reform legislation ... time. WASHINGTON (AP) � West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd is being honored for his 56 years ...
Health overhaul unveiled...Sen. Byrd honored...Minn. bus crash 19 Nov 2009 02:12 GMT
... Health overhaul unveiled...Sen. Byrd honored...Minn. bus crash � View Picture ... � Play Video � WASHINGTON (AP) � Senate Democrats have rolled out health care reform legislation ... time. WASHINGTON (AP) � West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd is being honored for his 56 years ...
UPDATE: Senate Endorses Pension Plan, Economic Stimulus Bonds 19 Nov 2009 05:54 GMT
... Senators approved the measures during a special session. ... them under legislation that passed the state Senate Wednesday. The bill was one of nine ... The Senate also passed a resolution recognizing Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., as the longest-serving member ...
PELOSI -- Statement on Senator Robert Byrd Becoming Longest-Serving Member of Congress 19 Nov 2009 14:44 GMT
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McConnell Honors Senator Robert Byrd 19 Nov 2009 15:44 GMT
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Reid pulls together Senate Dems to take huge step forward on health reform 22 Nov 2009 22:10 GMT
... Reid pulls together Senate Dems to take huge step forward on ... spectators greeted the final tally announced by Sen. Chris Dodd (Conn.), while Democrats including Reid, ... a crowd of about 50 people greeted senators with cheers and applause as they left ...
The U.S. Senate unveils its health care plan, Iran rejects part of a nuclear deal, and elephants struggle to survive in Kenya 19 Nov 2009 03:32 GMT
... starts right now! AZUZ: First up, the Senate has come up with its plan to ... billion over the next 10 years. Some Senators now opposed to the bill are concerned ... was the epicenter of the 9/11 attacks. SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN, (D) CALIFORNIA: I happen to ...
QUICK FACT: Limbaugh includes election winners Begich and Franken while listing senators who he claims received "no votes" 23 Nov 2009 22:10 GMT
... election winners Begich and Franken while listing senators who he claims received "no votes" On ... On his radio show, Rush Limbaugh mentioned Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and the "senator who ... listing senators who he said joined the Senate despite having received "no votes" and who ...

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Senator Byrd becomes longest-serving lawmaker in US 20 Nov 2009 04:41 GMT
... longest serving member of the US Congress, Robert Byrd, the West Virginia senator, has expressed to serve more in days ... Jan 3, 1953, before moving to the Senate in 1959. The Senate was expected to ...
Madeline Crabb Senator Byrd and pork 22 Nov 2009 03:11 GMT
... November 22, 2009 Senator Byrd and pork This week, politicians lauded Senator Robert Byrd's 56+ years of service. Woo hooh. While he may be a nice man, it ...
Senator marks 20 774 days in office 19 Nov 2009 07:50 GMT
... Washington - Democratic Senator Robert Byrd becomes the longest-serving lawmaker in US history ... House of Representatives and then in the Senate. Byrd, an enthusiastic backer of President Barack ...
Sen. Reid: Opposition to health procedural vote is 'Orwellian' 21 Nov 2009 17:10 GMT
... I pray you never lose your job. Sen. Reid is Orwellian.This bill is Orwellian. charles ... the make up of the House and Senate in 2010. Draft genuine candidates. But otherwise, hoping ... Look at how often we re-elect incumbents? Robert Byrd is a corpse and they still re-elect ...
Living history: Robert C. Byrd 19 Nov 2009 16:59 GMT
... WASHINGTON (AP) - West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd became the longest-serving lawmaker ... to be marked with a morning of Senate tributes and a special resolution. "I look ... 12, 2006, Byrd has been the longest-serving senator and later that year he was elected ...