Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia dead at 92
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
WASHINGTON -- 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 the state and the Senate he loved, died Monday at age 92.
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