Dems run ad against John Raese in West Virginia
With the race for Robert Byrd's seat surprisingly close, the GOP nominee is hit for opposing the minimum wage
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2010 7:15 PM UTCPolitics 2010 Elections, War Room
Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.
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Businessman John Raese enters Byrd-seat race with tacky joke about Italians
The newest GOP candidate compares Gov. Joe Manchin to Tony Soprano
Thursday, Jul 22, 2010 5:23 PM UTC 17Politics 2010 Elections, War Room
Manchin appears to be shoo-in for Byrd’s Senate seat
Top GOP prospect declines to run in special election, filing deadline for candidates is Friday
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2010 8:43 PM UTCNews U.S. Senate
GOP top prospect won’t seek Byrd’s Senate seat
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito's decision not to run leaves Joe Manchin as the only candidate
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2010 3:46 PM UTCNews Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.
Oldest U.S. senator replaced by handsome young man
The late Robert Byrd's temporary replacement will be, temporarily, the youngest member of the Senate
Friday, Jul 16, 2010 7:17 PM UTC 11Politics U.S. Senate, War Room
Ex-Manchin aide tapped for Byrd seat
36-year-old attorney Carte Goodwin will serve the remainder of the late West Virginia senator's term
Friday, Jul 16, 2010 5:22 PM UTCNews Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.
Robert Byrd makes final trip from Senate
Senator lay in repose for six hours in the Capitol, will be buried Tuesday next to his wife of nearly 70 years
Thursday, Jul 1, 2010 8:56 PM UTCNews Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., R.I.P.
The new math of bank reform
Scott Brown is wavering and Robert Byrd is dead. Can Harry Reid get the 60 votes he needs to pass Dodd-Frank?
Monday, Jun 28, 2010 10:41 PM UTC 13Politics Bank Reform
Monday link dump: Old Blackwater, keep on rolling
Blackwater returns, John McCain lies about immigrants, and Rand Paul can't say how old the planet is
Monday, Jun 28, 2010 10:40 PM UTCPolitics War Room, Birthers, Blackwater
Byrd: An astonishing career, missteps and all
He overcame his embarrassing opposition to civil rights and became an important critic of executive power
Monday, Jun 28, 2010 1:14 PM UTC 12News Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.
Robert Byrd’s prescient Iraq war speeches
"When did we become a nation that ignores and berates our friends and calls them irrelevant?"
Monday, Jun 28, 2010 11:29 AM UTCPolitics Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., War Room
Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia dead at 92
He was the longest serving senator in history
Monday, Jun 28, 2010 11:26 AM UTCNews Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.
Robert Byrd’s health and Joe Manchin’s ambition
The governor who would make the appointment wants the seat for himself
Sunday, Jun 27, 2010 11:28 PM UTC 26Politics Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., War Room
It’s the oldest Congress ever!
Nonagenarians have seized control, and they refuse to retire
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 4:58 PM UTC 22Politics Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., War Room
Conservative blogger wishes death on Byrd
Bob Owens, the "Confederate Yankee," crosses a line in hoping for the defeat of healthcare reform
Monday, Dec 21, 2009 10:01 PM UTC 36Politics Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., War Room
Sen. Byrd falls, taken to hospital
The Senate's oldest member has had health troubles recently, but is reportedly uninjured after a spill
Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 3:45 PM UTCPolitics Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.
Byrd wants healthcare bill to honor Kennedy
The West Virginian says his "heart and soul weeps" over his friend's death, as he wept for Kennedy last year
Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 12:30 AM UTC 28Politics Ted Kennedy
Byrd says Obama administration grabbing too much power
In a letter to the president, the veteran senator says new White House offices "can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances."
Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009 7:50 PM UTC 20Politics Barack Obama, War Room
Ted Kennedy suffers convulsions at luncheon
President Obama praises stricken senator.
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009 7:47 PM UTCPolitics Ted Kennedy, War Room
Byrd endorses Obama
The long-serving senator from West Virginia announces that he'll cast his superdelegate vote for Obama.
Monday, May 19, 2008 5:16 PM UTC 28Politics 2008 Elections, Barack Obama
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