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Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member

Nov. 18, 2009
West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd became the longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history Wednesday, a milestone to be marked with a morning of Senate tributes and a special resolution. "I look forward to serving you for the next 56 years and 320 days,"...
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Byrd ties longevity record in Senate

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Robert Byrd tied Carl Hayden's record Tuesday for longest service in the U.S. Senate.
Sen. Byrd released from hospital

Sen. Byrd released from hospital

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., was released from a Washington-area hospital Thursday where he was admitted after falling in his home, his office said.
Sen. Byrd goes home from hospital

Sen. Byrd goes home from hospital

WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., was resting at home Tuesday after being released from a Washington hospital, his office said.
Sen. Byrd hospitalized with infection

Sen. Byrd hospitalized with infection

WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., 91, has been admitted to a Washington hospital suffering from an infection, a spokesman said Monday.
Byrd to return to Senate

Byrd to return to Senate

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., will return to Capitol Hill next week after being hospitalized because of a back injury, his spokesman said.

Byrd broke no bones in fall

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, who fell in his Virginia home this week, did not break any bones and is in good spirits, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Byrd seeks record 9th term

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., will run for a record ninth term in the U.S. Senate.

Byrd, GOP roll dueling ad campaigns

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., launched a TV campaign to counteract critical commercials being run by the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Sen. Byrd regrets KKK past

CHARLESTON, W.Va., June 19 (UPI) -- Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., has said in a new book he regrets his involvement with the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s.

Byrd casts 17,000th Senate vote

WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Robert C Byrd, D-W.Va., cast his 17,000th vote Thursday, a record far exceeding the nearest competitor for the title.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch