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Thousands, Including Obama, Honor Byrd at Memorial

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (July 2) -- President Barack Obama and thousands of ordinary West Virginians honored the late Robert C. Byrd at a memorial service in the late senator's home state Friday. With the president, Vice President Joe Biden and other dignitaries on hand, pallbearers carried the late senator's casket down the...

Can a Republican Win Byrd's Senate Seat?

(June 28) -- With the passing of West Virginia's iconic Sen. Robert C. Byrd Monday at the age of 92, speculation regarding his likely predecessor has already begun. With 2010 looking like a Republican year, it is probably not terribly surprising that on Monday, Democratic Secretary of State Natalie Tennant announced a...

Opinion: Byrd Evolved, Unlike Many of His Critics

(June 28) -- West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd wasn't even gone yet when posters on right-wing websites were dancing on his grave. At Andrew Breitbart's site, the nastiness was sickening. Among them (reprinted verbatim): Hasta la vista KKK Birdman. Funny how old D-rats are falling like flies this year. (Yes that WAS...

Opinion Roundup: Robert Byrd -- A Lasting Legacy

(June 28) -- AOL News gathered opinions from across the Web on the life and legacy of Sen. Robert Byrd, who died at age 92 after having served 57 years in Congress. Byrd was a rare senator. Most senators vanish without a ripple or a memory longer than next week. Byrd is one of the very rare ones who will merit study and,...